Compound Forms:
party | partying |
| acid house party n | ('80s and '90s dance event) (voz inglesa) | fiesta acid house loc nom f |
| adverse party n | (law: opposition) | parte contraria nf + adj |
afterparty,
after-party n | (party following another event) (AR, coloquial) | after nm |
| aggrieved party n | (law: [sb] with right of appeal) | parte agraviada nf + adj |
| | | parte perjudicada nf + adj |
| | | parte afectada nf + adj |
bachelor party (US),
stag night,
stag party,
stag do (UK),
buck's party (AU) n | (party for a husband-to-be) | despedida de soltero loc nom f |
| | Bachelor parties tend to be wild and crazy. |
| | We're going to a nightclub for Simon's stag do. |
| | Las despedidas de soltero suelen ser salvajes y alocadas. |
bachelorette party (US),
hen night,
hen party,
hen do (UK) n | (party for a wife-to-be) | despedida de soltera loc nom f |
| birthday party n | (celebration of a birthday) | fiesta de cumpleaños nf + loc adj |
| | | festejo de cumpleaños nm + loc adj |
| | | cumpleaños nmpl |
| | Kids love to have birthday parties and invite all their friends. |
| | Los niños adoran celebrar fiestas de cumpleaños e invitar a todos sus amigos. |
| block party n | US (neighbourhood celebration) (ES) | fiesta del barrio nf + loc adj |
| | All neighbors joined in a great block party to celebrate Halloween. |
| boarding party | (boarding group) | pelotón de abordaje nm + loc adj |
| bridal party n | (wedding: bride, groom, attendants) | cortejo nupcial loc nom m |
| | Todos sus hermanos formaron parte del cortejo nupcial. |
charter party,
charter-party n | (law: contract for vessel use) | póliza de fletamento loc nom f |
| | He signed a charter party with the owner of the vessel. |
| Christmas party n | (festive social event) | fiesta de Navidad, fiesta navideña nf + loc adj |
| cocktail party n | (party where drinks are served) (AR) | cóctel, coctel nm |
| | To celebrate her promotion, she hosted a small cocktail party. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Me invitaron a un cóctel esta tarde. |
| contracting party n | ([sb] hiring external worker) | parte contratante nf + adj |
costume party (US),
fancy-dress party (UK) n | (costumed ball) | baile de disfraces nm + loc adj |
| | Children often dress up at Halloween for costume parties. |
| | Los niños se suelen disfrazar en Halloween para los bailes de disfraces. |
| crash a party v expr | slang (attend uninvited) | colarse en una fiesta loc verb |
| | | irrumpir en una fiesta loc verb |
| | The hooligans decided to crash a party and cause trouble. |
| | Los barrabravas decidieron colarse en una fiesta y causar disturbios. |
| cross-party adj | (between political parties) | de todos los partidos loc adj |
| dinner party n | (social gathering over evening meal) | cena nf |
| | Hyacinth has invited the vicar and his wife to a dinner party. |
| | Jacinto ha invitado al pastor y a su mujer a una cena. |
| dinner-party n as adj | (relating to social dining event) | cena nf |
| | She is an expert at polite dinner-party conversation. |
| | Es una experta en la conversación cortés en cenas formales. |
| family party n | (gathering of family members) | reunión familiar nf + adj mf |
| family party n | (group made up of family members) | partido familiar nm + adj mf |
| garden party n | (outdoor party) | fiesta en el jardín nf + loc adj |
| | | fiesta al aire libre nf + loc adj |
gender reveal,
gender reveal party n | (event to announce sex) | fiesta de revelación de género nf + loc adj |
| | | revelación de género nf + loc adj |
| | | fiesta de revelación de sexo nf + loc adj |
| | | revelación de sexo nf + loc adj |
goody bag,
party bag n | (party favours) | bolsita de recuerdo nf + loc adj |
| | | bolsita de souvenir nf + loc adj |
| | At the end of Lucy's party all the children received a goody bag of sweets and small toys. |
| | Cuando terminó la fiesta, Lucy repartió a cada niño una bolsita de recuerdo llena de dulces y juguetes. |
| hen party n | UK (hen night, women-only celebration for bride-to-be) | despedida de soltera loc nom f |
| | She wanted to invite ten of her best friends to her hen party. |
| | Quería invitar a diez de sus mejores amigas a su despedida de soltera. |
| hen party n | informal, US (gathering of women only) | fiesta sólo para chicas nf + loc adj |
| high contracting party n | (law: international agreement party) | alta parte contratante loc nom f |
| house party n | (social gathering at [sb]'s house) | fiesta en una casa nf + loc adj |
| | We went to a house party yesterday. |
| | I couldn't sleep last night because our neighbors had a very loud house party. |
| | Ayer fuimos a una fiesta en una casa. // Anoche no pude dormir porque los vecinos tenían una ruidosa fiesta en la casa. |
housewarming party,
house-warming party n | (party to celebrate new home) | de bienvenida loc adj |
| hunting party n | (group chasing animals for sport) | grupo de cazadores nm + loc adj |
| indispensable party n | (law: participation required) | parte indispensable nf + adj mf |
| | | condición indispensable nf + adj mf |
| injured party n | (victim) | damnificado nm |
| | | víctima nf |
| | | parte afectada nf + adj |
| | The injured party is looking to claim damages of £10,000. |
| | El damnificado busca un pago por daños de £10.000. |
| keg party | (beer party) | fiesta de barril nf + loc adj |
| landing party n | (nautical) | destacamento de desembarco nm + loc adj |
| leaving party n | UK (social event to mark [sb]'s departure) | fiesta de despedida nf + loc adj |
| | They organised a leaving party for Helen, as she was leaving the company. |
| | Organizaron una fiesta de despedida para Helen, quien dejaba la compañía. |
| life of the party n | informal, figurative (most lively, outgoing person) (ES, coloquial) | la alegría de la huerta expr |
| | | la alegría de vivir expr |
| | I love hanging out with Mark – he's the life of the party. |
| | Me encanta salir con Marcos; es la alegría de la huerta. |
| major party n | (politics) | partido mayoritario nm + adj |
multiparty,
also UK: multi-party adj | (involving several political parties) (política) | multipartidario adj |
| necessary party n | (law: [sb] in a lawsuit) | parte indispensable nf + adj mf |
| opposing party n | (political party that opposes the government) | partido opositor nm + adj |
| | Members of the opposing party jeered the president and were censured by the majority. |
| | Algunos miembros del partido opositor abuchearon al presidente y fueron censurados por la mayoría. |
| opposing party n | (other person in a dispute) | parte opositora nf + adj |
| | When participating in a formal debate one should always be respectful toward the opposing party. |
| | En toda discusión hay que ser respetuoso con la parte opositora. |
| opposition party n | (political group that opposes government) | partido de la oposición nm + loc adj |
| | Since they lost the election, the Republicans are now the opposition party. |
| | El Presidente del Gobierno se reunió con el líder del partido de la oposición. |
pajama party (US),
pyjama party (UK) n | (sleepover) (AmL) | pijamada, piyamada nf |
| | (ES) | fiesta de pijamas nf + loc adj |
| | (AR; voz inglesa) | pijama party loc nom m |
| | At her pyjama party, Emma and her friends played games and shared make-up. |
| | En la piyamada, Emma y sus amigas jugaron y se maquillaron. |
| party animal n | figurative, informal (person who frequents drinking parties) | fiestero, fiestera nm, nf |
| | (ES) | juerguista n común |
| | (PR) | parisero, parisera nm, nf |
| | (MX) | pachanguero, pachanguera nm, nf |
| Note: Se usa para referirse a hombres. |
| | She was a real party animal when she was younger. |
| | That party animal must be exhausted when the holidays are over. |
| | Era una fiestera cuando era joven. // Ese fiestero debe estar extenuado cuando las fiestas de acaben. |
| party blower n | (coiled paper horn) | matasuegras nm |
| | | corneta de papel nf + loc adj |
| party campaign n | (political effort) | campaña partidaria nf + adj |
| party concerned n | ([sb/sth] in question) | parte interesada loc nom f |
| party dress n | (cocktail dress, evening dress) | vestido de fiesta nm + loc adj |
| | Cathy was furious that the clumsy waiter spilled wine all over her new party dress. |
| | Cathy estaba furiosa porque el torpe mesero derramó vino sobre su vestido de fiesta nuevo. |
party favor,
favor (US),
party favour (UK) n | (gift for party guest) | recuerdo nm |
| | (voz francesa) | souvenir nm |
| party gear n | informal (dressy clothing) | traje de fiesta nm + loc adj |
| party girl n | (interested in partying) | chica a la que le gustan las fiestas nf + loc adj |
| | (coloquial) | parrandera nf |
| | (AR, colloquial) | jodona nf |
| party girl n | (prostitute) (figurado) | chica de compañía loc nom f |
| | | prostituta nf |
| party girl n | (female hired to go to party) | chica contratada para ir a una fiesta nf + loc adj |
| party guest n | (person at a social gathering) (a una fiesta) | invitado, invitada nm, nf |
| party in default n | (law: non-complying part) | parte deudora nf + adj |
| party in power n | (political party that is in government) | partido en el poder grupo nom |
| | In Britain, the Conservative Party was the party in power at the outbreak of the Second World War. |
| | En Inglaterra, el Partido Conservador era el partido en el poder cuando estalló la Segunda Guerra Mundial. |
| party line n | (policy or stance of a political party) | política partidaria, política del partido grupo nom |
| | He was suspended for failing to support the party line on immigration policy. |
| | La política partidaria sobre el tema de la inmigración es clara y figura en nuestras bases. |
| party line n | (shared telephone line) | línea compartida nf + adj |
| party man n | (male: loyal to a political party) | hombre del partido nm + loc adj |
| party member n | ([sb] belonging to political group) | miembro de un partido n común + loc adj |
| | | militante n común |
| | Party members are voting on a number of important proposals at their conference. |
| | Los miembros del partido están votando varias propuestas en su conferencia. |
| party people npl | (hedonists) | fiesteros, fiesteras nmpl, nfpl |
| | | juerguistas n común pl |
| party piece n | (performance or trick) | acto nm |
| | | número nm |
| party pleaser n | ([sth] popular at parties) (algo) | animador de fiestas, animador en fiestas grupo nom |
| party political broadcast n | UK (TV or radio program) (medios de comunicación) | espacio electoral nm+adj mf |
| party politics n | (political system with parties) | política partidista loc nom f |
| party pooper n | slang (killjoy, [sb] who avoids festivities) | aguafiestas n común inv |
| | (ES: coloquial) | cenizo nm |
| | We'd really like you to come out with us. Don't be a party pooper! |
| | Realmente queremos que vengas con nosotros; ¡no seas aguafiestas! |
party popper,
popper n | (party favor: explosive streamer) (cotillón) | lanzador de confetti grupo nom |
| | (AR) | lanzador de papel picado grupo nom |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Una fiesta no es una fiesta sin un lanzador de confetti. |
| party scene n | (nightclubbing or attending raves) (figurado) | juerga nocturna, vida nocturna nf + adj |
| | (AR, figurado) | noche nf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La juerga nocturna en Miami es una de las más salvajes del país. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La noche de Miami es una de las más salvajes del país. |
| party to a crime n | (law: person implicated) | sujeto del delito loc nom m |
| party to a suit n | (law: person involved) | parte de un juicio, parte de una acción judicial loc nom f |
| party to the contract n | (law: involved in the contract) | parte de un contrato loc nom f |
| party to the contract adj | (law: involved in the contract) | parte de un contrato loc nom f |
| party wall | (between two buildings) | medianera nf |
| party whip n | (politics: party official) | consignia de partido loc nom f |
| | Labour MPs vote according to their party whip. |
| party-crasher n | US (uninvited person at party) | colado, colada nm, nf |
| | | intruso, intrusa nm, nf |
| | (CL: coloquial) | acoplado, acoplada nm, nf |
partygoer,
party-goer n | ([sb] who goes to parties) | persona que va a fiestas nf + loc adj |
| | Jack was a party-goer in his college days, but now he prefers to stay home. |
| | Jack era una persona que iba a fiestas en sus época universitaria, pero ahora se queda en casa. |
partygoer,
party-goer n | (guest at a party) (coloquial) | invitado, invitada nm, nf |
| | (coloquial) | convidado, convidada nm, nf |
| | | invitado a una fiesta, invitada a una fiesta nm, nf + loc adj |
| pity party n | slang, figurative (indulgence in self-pity) | regodeo en autocompasión nm + loc adj |
| | | celebración de las miserias propias nf + loc adj |