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department meaning in Spanish

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department [departments] (part, portion, subdivision)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈpɑːt.mənt]
[US: də.ˈpɑːrt.mənt]

secciónnoun
{f}
I'm in charge of the book department. = Yo soy el encargado de la sección de libros.

department [departments] (subdivision of organization)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈpɑːt.mənt]
[US: də.ˈpɑːrt.mənt]

departamentonoun
{m}
He is the chief of my department. = Es el jefe de mi departamento.

department store [department stores] (store containing many departments)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈpɑːt.mənt.ˈstɔː]
[US: dɪ.ˈpɑːt.mənt.ˈstɔː]

gran almacénnoun
{m}

grandes almacenesnoun
{m-Pl}

tienda departamentalnoun
{f}

tienda por departamentosnoun
{f}

departmental (of or pertaining to a department)
adjective
[UK: ˌdiː.pɑːt.ˈmen.tl̩]
[US: ˌdiː.pɑːrt.ˈmen.tl̩]

departamentaladjectiveDepartmental disagreements led the corporation to split into five separate companies. = Desacuerdos departamentales llevaron a que la corporación se dividiera en cinco compañías separadas.

call the fire department phrase

llamar a los bomberosphrase

fire department [fire departments] noun
[UK: ˈfaɪə(r) dɪ.ˈpɑːt.mənt]
[US: ˈfaɪər də.ˈpɑːrt.mənt]

bomberosnoun
{m-Pl}

brigada de bomberosnoun
{f}

cuerpo de bomberosnoun
{m}

police department (police force, especially a local or regional branch of a national police force)
noun
[UK: pə.ˈliːs dɪ.ˈpɑːt.mənt]
[US: pə.ˈliːs də.ˈpɑːrt.mənt]

departamento de policíanoun
{m}