dept in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for dept in the English»Spanish Dictionary

dept N

dept → department

dept

Dpto.

See also department

department [Am dəˈpɑrtmənt, Brit dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt] N

1.1. department (of shop, store):

department

sección f

1.2. department (of company, organization):

department

departamento m

department

sección f

2.1. department POL:

department

ministerio m

department

secretaría f Mex

the Department of Education

el Ministerio de Educación

the Department of Education

la Secretaría de Educación Mex

the Department of Defense

el Ministerio de Defensa

the Department of Defense

la Secretaría de Defensa Mex

the Department of State, the State Department (in US)

el Departamento de Estado (norteamericano)

2.2. department Am ADMIN:

the police/fire department

el cuerpo de policía/bomberos

3. department:

department SCHOOL, UNIV

departamento m

the Latin/history department

el departamento de latín/historia

4. department (area of competence, responsibility) inf:

cooking is my husband's department

la cocina es cosa de mi marido inf

cooking is my husband's department

de cocinar se encarga mi marido

sewing? I'm not much good in that department

¿coser? yo no soy muy buena en ese terreno

5. department (in France etc):

department ADMIN, GEOG

departamento m

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They both worked for the govt fisheries dept at some stage as inspectors.

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In addition to that each dept has its own library enriched with adequate text and reference books.

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