dividirse

dividirse

► verbo pronominal

1 (separarse) to divide, split up

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VPR

1) (=partirse) [célula] to divide; [grupo, país] to split

el partido se dividió en dos tendencias — the party split into two factions

me encantaría ayudarte, pero no puedo dividirme — I'd love to help you, but I can't be in two places at once

la Edad Media puede dividirse en dos períodos — the Middle Ages can be divided o split into two periods

la crítica estuvo muy dividida — the critics were very divided

2) (=separarse) [personas] to split up; [camino, carretera] to fork

cuando llegamos al cruce nos dividimos — when we got to the crossroads, we split up

los fundadores se dividieron porque sus ideas eran muy distintas — the founders split up because their ideas were so different

la carretera se divide al llegar al km 28 — the road forks at km 28

3) (=repartirse) [+ trabajo, ganancias] to split up, divide up

es mucho más fácil si nos dividimos el trabajo — it is much easier if we split up o divide up the work

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(v.) = branch, fork

Ex. The road of special librarianship was branching, and in order to succeed members had to look down both forks in order to be best prepared for the future ahead.

Ex. Meanings in art come in layers, their ways forking and crossing one another like the meandering paths of a labyrinth.

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(v.) = branch, fork

Ex: The road of special librarianship was branching, and in order to succeed members had to look down both forks in order to be best prepared for the future ahead.

Ex: Meanings in art come in layers, their ways forking and crossing one another like the meandering paths of a labyrinth.

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■dividirse verbo reflexivo to divide, split up [en, into] [entre, between]
¿Cómo se dice 15 : 3 = 5?
Fifteen divided by three equals five
What's fifteen divided by three?
'dividirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agrupar
- dividir
English:
fall
- split
- break
- divide

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vpr

1. [separarse] to divide, to split (en into); [átomo] to split;

al llegar aquí el sendero se divide en dos when you get here the path splits into two;

se dividieron en dos grupos they split into two groups

2. [constituirse, estar integrado]

el oído se divide en tres partes the ear is made up of three parts;

su obra pictórica se divide en varias épocas his painting falls into several periods

3. [repartirse] to split (up), to divide (up);

nos dividimos el botín we split o divided (up) the loot between us

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dividirse

v/r divide

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vr

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dividirse vb to split [pt. & pp. split]

el país se dividió en dos the country split in two