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part·ner

(pärt′nər)

1. One that is united or associated with another or others in an activity or a sphere of common interest, especially:

a. A member of a business partnership.

b. A spouse.

c. A domestic partner.

d. A lover.

e. Either of two persons dancing together.

f. One of a pair or team in a sport or game, such as tennis or bridge.

2. oftenpartnersNautical A wooden framework used to strengthen a ship's deck at the point where a mast or other structure passes through it.

v.part·nered,part·ner·ing,part·ners

v.intr.

To become partners or work or associate as partners:partnered with a friend in a new venture.

v.tr.

To be or make a partner of:She was partnered with her brother in the canoe race.

[Middle Englishpartener, alteration (influenced bypart,part) ofparcener,parcener; see parcener.]

Synonyms: partner, colleague, ally, confederate
These nouns all denote one who is united or associated with another, as in a venture or relationship. Apartner participates in a relationship in which each member has equal status:a partner in a law firm. Acolleague is an associate in an occupation or a profession:a colleague and fellow professor. Anally is one who associates with another, at least temporarily, in a common cause:countries that were allies in World War II. Aconfederate is a member of a confederacy, league, or alliance or sometimes a collaborator in a suspicious venture:confederates in a scheme to oust the chairman.

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partner

(ˈpɑːtnə)

1.an ally or companion:a partner in crime.

2. (Commerce) a member of a partnership

3. (Games, other than specified) one of a pair of dancers or players on the same side in a game:my bridge partner.

4. (Dancing) one of a pair of dancers or players on the same side in a game:my bridge partner.

5.either member of a couple in a relationship

to be or cause to be a partner (of)

[C14: variant (influenced by part) of parcener]

ˈpartnerlessadj

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part•ner

(ˈpɑrt nər)

n.

1. a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; associate.

2. one of two or more persons who contribute capital to establish or maintain a commercial venture and who usu. share in the risks and profits.

3.silent partner.

4. a husband, wife, or lover.

5. either of two people who dance together.

6. a player on the same side or team as another.

7.partners, a framework of timber around a hole in a ship's deck, to support a mast, capstan, etc.

v.t.

8. to associate as a partner or partners with.

9. to serve as the partner of.

[1250–1300; Middle Englishpartener, alter. of parcenerparcener, by association with partpart]

partner

Past participle:partnered
Gerund:partnering

Imperative
partner
partner

Present
I partner
you partner
he/she/it partners
we partner
you partner
they partner

Preterite
I partnered
you partnered
he/she/it partnered
we partnered
you partnered
they partnered

Present Continuous
I am partnering
you are partnering
he/she/it is partnering
we are partnering
you are partnering
they are partnering

Present Perfect
I have partnered
you have partnered
he/she/it has partnered
we have partnered
you have partnered
they have partnered

Past Continuous
I was partnering
you were partnering
he/she/it was partnering
we were partnering
you were partnering
they were partnering

Past Perfect
I had partnered
you had partnered
he/she/it had partnered
we had partnered
you had partnered
they had partnered

Future
I will partner
you will partner
he/she/it will partner
we will partner
you will partner
they will partner

Future Perfect
I will have partnered
you will have partnered
he/she/it will have partnered
we will have partnered
you will have partnered
they will have partnered

Future Continuous
I will be partnering
you will be partnering
he/she/it will be partnering
we will be partnering
you will be partnering
they will be partnering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been partnering
you have been partnering
he/she/it has been partnering
we have been partnering
you have been partnering
they have been partnering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been partnering
you will have been partnering
he/she/it will have been partnering
we will have been partnering
you will have been partnering
they will have been partnering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been partnering
you had been partnering
he/she/it had been partnering
we had been partnering
you had been partnering
they had been partnering

Conditional
I would partner
you would partner
he/she/it would partner
we would partner
you would partner
they would partner

Past Conditional
I would have partnered
you would have partnered
he/she/it would have partnered
we would have partnered
you would have partnered
they would have partnered

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Noun	1.	partner - a person's partner in marriage better half,married person,spouse,mate man and wife,married couple,marriage - two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love" bigamist - someone who marries one person while already legally married to another consort - the husband or wife of a reigning monarch domestic partner,significant other,spousal equivalent,spouse equivalent - a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship helpmate,helpmeet - a helpful partner hubby,husband,married man - a married man; a woman's partner in marriage relative,relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey" monogamist,monogynist - someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time) honeymooner,newlywed - someone recently married polygamist - someone who is married to two or more people at the same time married woman,wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
	2.	partner - an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest; "the musician and the librettist were collaborators"; "sexual partners" cooperator,pardner,collaborator associate - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing" bridge partner - one of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the game dancing partner - one of a pair of people who dance together
	3.	partner - a person who is a member of a partnership individual,mortal,person,somebody,someone,soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" partnership - the members of a business venture created by contract copartner - a joint partner (as in a business enterprise) silent partner,sleeping partner - a partner (who usually provides capital) whose association with the enterprise is not public knowledge
Verb	1.	partner - provide with a partner furnish,provide,supply,render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	2.	partner - act as a partner; "Astaire partnered Rogers" act,move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

partner

noun

1.spouse,squeeze(informal),consort,bedfellow,significant other(U.S. informal),mate,better half(Brit. informal),helpmate,husbandor wife,bidie-in(Scot.)Wanting other friends doesn't mean you don't love your partner.

2.companion,collaborator,accomplice,ally,colleague,associate,mate,team-mate,participant,comrade,confederate,bedfellow,copartnerThey were partners in crime.

3.associate,colleague,collaborator,copartnerHe is a partner in a Chicago law firm.

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partner

noun

1.One who is united in a relationship with another:

affiliate,ally,associate,cohort,colleague,confederate,copartner,fellow.

2.A husband or wife:

consort,mate,spouse.

Informal:better half.

Translations

شَريكشَرِيكٌمُراقِصيُشارِكها في الرَّقْص

partnerspolečnicespolečníkbýt partnerem-ka

partnermedejer

Partner sich zusammentun Gesellschafter Lebensgefährte

συνεργάτης σύντροφος

pareja socio acompañar asociado

kumppani

partenaire associé associer à

partner

-félagifélagi; meîeigandivera félagi

compagno partner socio affiancare

相手

파트너

būti partneriudalininkaskompanionaspartnerystė

partnerispartneris, kompanjons, līdzdalībnieks

partner

kompanjong makker partner være partner for

partner

parceiro sócio

партнёр супруг компаньон компаньонша

byť partnerompartner

družabnikpartner

partner

คู่สมรส

eşeş olmakortak partner

bạn tình

合伙人合作者组成一对舞伴做...的搭档

partner

[ˈpɑːtnəʳ]

A.N

1. (in activity) →compañero/am/f
work with a partner for this exercise →realizar esteejercicio con uncompañeroor enpareja
partner(s) incrime (lit) (hum) →cómplice(s)m(pl)

2. (in dance, tennis, golf, cards) →parejaf; (=co-driver) →copilotomf

3. (Comm, Pol) →socio/am/f
junior partner →socio/am/fmenor
senior partner →socio/am/fprincipal, socio/am/f mayoritario/a (Sp)
see alsosleeping,tradingB

4. (in relationship) →parejaf, compañero/am/f; (in sex) →parejaf
marriage partner →cónyugemf (frm)
see alsosexual

B.VT

1. (=be partner of)to partner sb in a waltz →bailar unvals con algn
he partnered her at bridge →jugó albridge enpareja con ella, fue supareja albridge

2. (=pair)to partner sbwith sb →juntar a algn con algn (como pareja)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

partner

[ˈpɑː^rtnə^r]

(in relationship) →petit(e)ami(e)m/f

[country, organization] →partenairem
Britain's major trading partners in Europe →les plusimportants partenaires commerciaux de la Grande-Bretagne enEurope
the main coalition partner in the Slovak government →leprincipal partenaire de la coalition à la tête dugouvernement slovaque

(in firm, business) →associé(e)m/f
business partner →associé(e)m/f
You have to be able to trust your business partner →Vous devez pouvoiravoir confiance en votreassocié.

(SPORT) →partenairemf
doubles partner →partenaire dedouble
bridge partner →partenaire debridge

(at dance) →cavalier/ièrem/f

vt(in business) →être l'associé(e) de;(in game) →être lepartenaire de(la);(at dance) →être lecavalier de(la)/ière

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

partner

n →Partner(in)m(f); (in limited company also) →Gesellschafter(in)m(f); (in crime) →Komplizem, →Komplizinf;they were/becamepartners in crime →sie waren/wurden Komplizen;junior/seniorpartner →Junior-/Seniorpartner(in)m(f)

vttopartner somebody →jds Partner sein;to bepartnered by somebody →jdn zum Partner haben

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

partner

[ˈpɑːtnəʳ]

1.n (gen) →compagno/a,partnerm/f inv (Comm) →socio/a; (in crime) →complicem/f (Sport) →compagno/a; (at dance, male) →cavalierem; (female) →dama

2.vt (Sport) →esserein coppia con; (at dance) →accompagnare; (in individual dance) →ballare con

partner

(ˈpaːtnə) noun

1. a person who shares the ownership of a businessetc with one or more others.She was made a partner in the firm. vennoot شَريك съдружник sócio společník, společnice der/die Partner(in) partner; medejer υνέταιροςsocio osanik شریک kumppani associé/-éeשותף साझीदार poslovni drug partner mitra usaha félagi; meðeigandisocio,associato 共同経営者 공동 사업(경영)자 partneris, dalininkas, kompanionas partneris, kompanjons, līdzdalībnieks pasanganvennootkompanjong,partnerwspólnik ملګرى، مل، شريكsócio asociatкомпаньон,партнер spoločník, -čka solastnik partner kompanjon, delägare, partner หุ้นส่วนortak 合股人 компаньйон; партнер شريک cộng sự合伙人

2. one of two people who dance, play in a gameetc together.a tennis/dancing partner. maat مُراقِص партнъор parceiro partner, -ka der/die Partner(in) partner; -partnerσυμπαίκτης,καβαλιέρος,ντάμαpareja kaaslane, partner یار paripartenaire; cavalier/-ière בֶּן זוּג पार्टनर partner u plesu társ, partner partner -félagipartner,compagno 相手 파트너 partneris partneris pasanganpartnerpartner,makker, medspillerpartner ملګرىparceiro partenerпартнёр partner, -ka partner partner medspelare, partner คู่เต้นรำeş 舞伴，合作者 партнер جوڑي bạn nhảy/ cùng phe 舞伴，合作者

verb

to be a partner to (someone).He partnered his wife in the last dance. mee doen يُشارِكها في الرَّقْص сдружавам acompanhar být partneremsich zusammentun være partner medσυνοδεύωacompañar partneriks olema شریک یا همراه شدن olla jnk pari s'associer à (qqn) לִהיוֹת בֶּן זוּג साझीदार बनना dionik vkinek a partnere menjadi partner vera félagi (e-s) ballare con ～と組む 짝을 이루다 būti (ko) partneriu būt par partneri/kompanjonu/līdzdalībnieku menjadi pasangan de partner zijn vanvære partner for być partnerem ملacompanhar a fi partenerul (cuiva) быть партнёром byť partnerom biti partner biti partner nekome vara partner (kompanjon, medspelare) till เป็นหุ้นส่วน eş olmak 做...的配手，組成一對 бути партнером جوڑي بنانا cùng nhảy/ cùng chơi 做...的搭档，组成一对

ˈpartnership noun

1. the state of being or becoming partners.a business partnership;He entered into partnership with his brother. vennootskap شَراكَه съдружничество sociedade společenství die Teilhaberschaft partnerskabσυνεταιρισμόςsociedad partnerlus شراکت kumppanuusassociationשותפות साझा, साझेदारी kompanjon társas viszony persekutuan félagsocietà 協同 협력, 제휴 bendrija, partnerystė, sąjunga partnerattiecības; kompanjonattiecības perkongsianvennootschapkompaniskapspółka ګډون، شراكت sociedade asociereпартнёрство spoločenstvo družabništvo partnerstvo kompanjonskap การเป็นหุ้นส่วนortaklık 合夥關係，合夥企業 співробітництво; товариство شراکت sự cộng tác 合伙关系，合伙企业

2. people playing together in a game.The champions were defeated by the partnership of Jones and Smith in the men's doubles. saamspeel إشْتِراك، مُشارَكَه партньорство parceria dvojice, družstvo, tandem die Partner(-schaft) makkerskabσυνεργασίαtándem,pareja,asociación paar همکاری paritandem בְנֵי זוּג साझेदारी suigrač kettős pasangan lið, par, tvíeykisquadra 組 팀 grupė, pora komanda; grupa; pāris perkongsiancombinatiemakkerskap,lag,parpara مرسته parceria dublu партнёры dvojica, družstvo moštvo partnerstvo dubbelpar, lag คู่แข่งขันในเกมeş 全體合作者 компаньйони شريک کھلاڑي sự liên kết全体合作者

partner

→شَرِيكٌ partner partnerPartnerσύντροφοςpareja kumppanipartenaire partnerpartner 相手 파트너partnerpartnerpartnerparceiroсупруг partner คู่สมรสpartner bạn tình合伙人

This is mypartner →هذا شَرِيكي → Tohle je můj partner → Det er min partner →Das ist mein Partner →Από δω ο σύντροφός μου →Esta es mi pareja → Tässä on avopuolisoni →Voici mon copain → Ovo je moj partner →Questo è il mio compagno → 私のパートナーです → 제 파트너예요 →Dit is mijn partner →Dette er min samboer →To mój partner →Este é o meu parceiro →Это мой партнер → Det här är min sambo → นี่คู่ชีวิตผมครับ →Bu hayat arkadaşım → Đây là người yêu của tôi →这是我的伴侣
I have apartner →لَدَيَّ شَريكٌ → Mám partnera → Jeg har en partner →Ich habe einen Partner →Έχω σύντροφο →Tengo pareja → Minulla on avopuoliso →Je suis en couple → Imam partnera →Ho un compagno → 私にはパートナーがいます → 파트너가 있어요 →Ik heb een partner →Jeg har en partner →Mam partnera →Eu tenho um companheiro →У меня есть партнер → Jag har en sambo → ฉันมีคู่ชีวิต →Hayat arkadaşım var → Tôi có người yêu →我有伴侣

partner

n (professional) socio -ciamf; (life partner) pareja, compañero -raor pareja sentimental

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