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par·tial·ly

 (pär′shə-lē)
adv.
To a degree; not totally.
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Adv.1.partially - in part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed"
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partially

adverb partly, somewhat, moderately, in part, halfway, piecemeal, not wholly, fractionally, incompletely, to a certain extent or degree He is deaf in one ear and partially blind. see partly
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partially

[ˈpɑːʃəlɪ] ADV
1. (= partly) → parcialmente, en parte
2. (= with bias) → con parcialidad
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partially

[ˈpɑːrʃəli] adv (= partly) → en partie, partiellement
partially destroyed → partiellement détruit(e)
at least partially because she ... → au moins partiellement parce qu'elle ...
to be only partially successful → n'avoir qu'un succès partiel
Anti-smoking campaigns have only been partially successful → Les campagnes antitabac n'ont eu qu'un succès partiel. partially sighted, partially deafpartially deaf adj [person] → malentendant(e)
to leave sb partially deaf → laisser qn partiellement sourd
The accident had left him partially deaf → L'accident l'avait laissé partiellement sourd.partially sighted partially-sighted adj [person] → malvoyant(e)
to be partially sighted → être malvoyant(e)
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partially

adv
(= not completely)zum Teil, teilweise; partially deafeingeschränkt hörfähig; partially clothedhalb angezogen, teilweise bekleidet; partially furnishedteilmöbliert
(= in part)zum Teil, teils; partially because …zum Teil deswegen, weil …; to be partially to blame for somethingmitschuldig an etw sein
(= with bias)parteiisch
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partially

[ˈpɑːʃəlɪ] adv (partly) → parzialmente, in parte
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After the public entry was over, and the spectators in the streets had partially dispersed, and the sound of the music and cheering of the crowd could be heard only in the distance; when the night had closed in, wrapping with its star-covered mantle the sea, the harbor, the town, and surrounding country, De Guiche, still excited by the great events of the day, returned to his tent, and seated himself upon one of the stools with so profound an expression of distress that Bragelonne kept his eyes fixed on him, until he heard him sigh, and then he approached him.
"I've heard she's partially demented," said Arobin.
A glance showed that it was hung with heavy goods and contained considerable massive furniture in addition to the sleeping platform, a second glance at which revealed what appeared to be the form of a man lying partially on the floor and partially on the dais.
He was partially guided by occasional shots which indicated that the Arab horde was still in touch with the villagers; but he knew that if they would but follow his advice there would be but few casualties other than on the side of the marauders.
Air and light were only partially admitted to these dismal places by two long shafts of winding construction, which communicated with the back yard of the palace, and the openings of which, high above the ground, were protected by iron gratings.
All at once, in a narrow pass, they perceived that the road was partially barricaded by an enormous stone.
We can be but partially acquainted even with the events which actually influence our course through life, and our final destiny.
At length a thin crust of solid matter formed upon its outer surface--a sort of shell; but within it was partially molten matter and highly expanded gases.
It represents but an attempt on my part--a very feeble one perhaps--to give the reader what little help I can in surmounting difficulties which a long study of Nietzsche's life and works has enabled me, partially I hope, to overcome.
In these coral formations, where the land and water seem struggling for mastery, it must be ever difficult to decide between the effects of a change in the set of the tides and of a slight subsidence: that many of these reefs and atolls are subject to changes of some kind is certain; on some atolls the islets appear to have increased greatly within a late period; on others they have been partially or wholly washed away.
Then his captor did that which proved beyond doubt to Bradley that he was in the hands of human beings who had devised an almost perfect scheme of duplicating, mechanically, the wings of a bird--the thing spoke to its companion and in a language that Bradley partially understood, since he recognized words that he had learned from the savage races of Caspak.
The prow of the boat is partially unbroken, and is drawn just balancing upon the monster's spine; and standing in that prow, for that one single incomputable flash of time, you behold an oarsman, half shrouded by the incensed boiling spout of the whale, and in the act of leaping, as if from a precipice.

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