Compound Forms:
department | Dept. |
| art department n | (school: teaches art) (escuela) | departamento de artes, departamento artístico nm |
| | The art department welcomed fifty new students this year. |
| | El departamento de artes dio la bienvenida a cincuenta nuevos estudiantes este año. |
| art department n | (TV, theatre: props, scenery) (televisión, teatro) | departamento de arte loc nom m |
| | | dirección de arte loc nom f |
| | The art department won an award for scenery design. |
| department store n | (large shop) | tienda departamental loc nom f |
| | | tienda por departamentos loc nom f |
| | | megamercado nm |
| | Macy's is a famous department store in New York City. |
| | Macy's es una famosa tienda departamental de Nueva York. |
emergency room (US),
casualty department,
accident and emergency (UK) n | (hospital: casualty department) | sala de urgencias nf + loc adj |
| | | departamento de emergencias nm + loc adj |
| | (informal) | urgencias nfpl |
| | The ambulance took the injured man to the emergency room. |
| | The casualty department was filled with victims of the accident. |
| | La ambulancia trasladó al herido a la sala de urgencias. |
| | El departamento de emergencias estaba lleno de víctimas del accidente. |
fire department (US),
fire brigade (UK) n | (fire-fighting unit) | bomberos nmpl |
| | | cuerpo de bomberos nm + loc adj |
| | | brigada contra incendios nf + loc adj |
| | | departamento de bomberos nm + loc adj |
| | Someone called the fire department after we lit our bonfire. |
| | The fire brigade took five hours to put out the house fire. |
| | Alguien llamó a los bomberos después de que encendiésemos una fogata. // Los bomberos tardaron cinco horas en apagar la casa en llamas. |
| human resources department n | (hiring department) | departamento de recursos humanos nm + loc adj |
| legal department n | (part of company for legal issues) | departamento de asuntos legales loc nom m |
| | | departamento legal loc nom m |
lost-and-found department,
lost and found,
lost-and-found n | (place lost items are deposited) | objetos perdidos loc nom mpl |
| personnel department n | (business: human resources) | recursos humanos loc nom mpl |
| | | departamento de recursos humanos nm + loc adj |
| police department n | (law enforcement office) | departamento de policía grupo nom |
| | | jefatura de policía grupo nom |
| shoe department n | (section of a shop selling footwear) | sección de calzado grupo nom |
| | You may be able to find shoe polish in the shoe department. |
| | Puede ser que encuentres betún en la sección de calzado. |
| | | departamento de calzado grupo nom |
| | Puede ser que encuentres betún en el departamento de calzado. |
wardrobe,
wardrobe department n | (studio department) | guardarropa nm |
| | The actor went over to wardrobe to see if someone could mend the tear in his costume. |
| | El actor fue al guardarropa a ver si alguien podía arreglarle la rotura del traje. |