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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPartly
/ˈpɑːt.li/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
To some extent; not completely or entirely.
"The delay was partly due to bad weather and partly due to mechanical failure."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'part', originating from Old French 'part' and Latin 'pars', combined with the Old English adverbial suffix '-ly'. It evolved in Middle English to express limitation, division, or incomplete degree.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Partly" is said worldwide
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partiellement
Transliteration: paʁ.sja.lɛm
"Le projet est partiellement achevé."
teilweise
Transliteration: ˈtaɪ̯lˌvaɪ̯zə
"Das stimmt teilweise."
parzialmente
Transliteration: par.tsjaˈlɛn.te
"Ha ragione parzialmente."
parcialmente
Transliteration: paɾ.sjaˈmen.te
"La respuesta es parcialmente correcta."
parcialmente
Transliteration: paʁ.sjaˈmẽw̃.tʃi
"Ele foi parcialmente responsável."
आंशिक रूप से
Transliteration: aanshik roop se
"यह आंशिक रूप से सच है।"
部分地
Transliteration: bù fèn de
"这个问题部分地得到了解决。"
부분적으로
Transliteration: bubunjog-euro
"그것은 부분적으로 사실이다."
部分的
Transliteration: bubunteki ni
"それは部分的に正しい。"
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