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Meanings of partial in English

Portuguese
parcial
Catalan
parcial
Spanish
parcial

Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute.

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parcial
Portuguese
sobretom
Spanish
sobretono

A harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency.

sobretom
Portuguese
derivada parcial

The derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant.

derivada parcial

(Followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for.

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Examples for "fond"
Examples for "fond"
1
I remember she was particularly fond of working with our young charges.'
Stonewielder
2
Not in the least; the natives are not fond of night work.
Rujub, the Juggler
3
The situation was fubar, as the Yank soldiers were fond of saying.
A beautiful place to die
4
I'm quite fond of my two cats, who don't ask for much.
The Irish Times
5
She had grown fond of their aroma, particularly after a good meal.
The promise
Usage of partial in English
1
This offer involved a partial ceasefire in certain areas, the source said.
Reuters
2
Iran announced its partial withdrawal from the nuclear deal a year later.
The Guardian
3
The partial list of the 'disappeared' is drawn from Amnesty International reports.
Anil's ghost
4
The good news is that it might also offer a partial solution.
Reuters
5
PNG Power is also being considered for partial sale early next year.
Radio NZ
6
The partial results from Greece's election commission showed a clear Syriza lead.
Radio NZ
7
A partial list of major investors will become public on July 1.
Reuters
8
An additional 4 patients continue to experience non-disabling simple partial seizures only.
Pubmed
9
Buying a partial stake would also let Wal-Mart learn about the market.
Reuters
10
He expressed concern that leaks of partial information would lead to confusion.
Reuters
11
Again, however, remember that a partial restore increases your overall restore time.
Backup & recovery
12
Of course, such a romanticised image can represent but a partial truth.
The Guardian
13
However, more than 26 percent only complete a partial test each year.
Reuters
14
Propitious economic circumstances are the condition of at least a partial freedom.
Eyeless in Gaza
15
ICSID in a partial ruling last year said that move was unlawful.
Reuters
16
You know Howard used to be partial owner of the station, right?
Dead air
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Partial through the time
Partial across language varieties
United States of America
Common
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Common
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