- desunir
- v.1 to separate.2 to divide, to cause a rift between (enemistar) (grupos).Elsa desunió los trozos de madera Elsa divided the wood pieces.3 to sever, to break, to disconnect, to dissever.María desunió el madero Mary severed the wooden beam.* * *desunir► verbo transitivo1 (separar) to divide, separate2 figurado to cause discord, disunite* * *VT1) (=separar) to separate2) (=enemistar) to cause a rift between
el problema de la herencia ha desunido a la familia — the inheritance problem has split the family
* * *verbo transitivo <organización> to divide, splitel problema desunió a la familia — the problem caused a rift within the family
* * *verbo transitivo <organización> to divide, splitel problema desunió a la familia — the problem caused a rift within the family
* * *desunir [I1 ]vt‹organización› to divide, split, cause a split inel problema desunió a la familia the problem caused a rift within the family* * *
desunir verbo transitivo & verbo reflexivo
1 (separar) to separate, disconnect
2 (enemistar) to split, divide: la política les ha desunido, politics has thrown them apart
* * *desunir♦ vt1. [separar] to separate2. [enemistar] [grupos] to divide, to cause a rift between♦ See also the pronominal verb desunirse* * *desunirv/t divide* * *desunir vt: to split, to divide
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.