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/depaɾtaˈmento/
Translation
department; apartment (Latin America)
Word origin
From French departement, from departir ('to divide up'). The same root gives English department and depart.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- departement
- English cognates
- department, depart
Grammar
Examples
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I work in the sales department.
Alquilo .
I rent an apartment in Buenos Aires.
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The complaints department is on the second floor.
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The police department opened a new investigation.
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Each department has its own boss and office.
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I called the police department to report the robbery.
charla .
The history department organised a public talk.
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The police department is next to the bank.
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Each department decides how to spend its own money.
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