cuartear

v.

1 to cut or chop up.

2 to split, to divide from the side, to crack, to fragment.

El granjero cuarteó las mazorcas The farmer split the corn ears.

3 to divide into four, to divide into four parts, to quarter.

María cuarteó el pastel Mary divided the cake into four.

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cuartear

► verbo transitivo

1 (dividir en cuatro) to quarter, divide into four

2 (descuartizar) to quarter

3 (rajar) to crack

► verbo pronominal cuartearse

1 (rajarse) to crack, split

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verb

to quarter

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1. VT

1) [+ res] to cut up

2) (Mat) to divide into four

3) [+ carretera] to zigzag up

4) (Náut)

cuartear la aguja — to box the compass

5) Caribe, Méx (=azotar) to whip, beat

2. VI

1) (Taur) to dodge, step aside

2) (Naipes) to make a fourth (player), make up a four

3.

See:

cuartearse

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1.

verbo transitivo (descuartizar) to cut up

2.

cuartearse v pron

a) (agrietarse) pared/cerámica/cuero to crack

b) (Taur) to dodge to one side

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= crack, cut + Nombre + up.

Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.

Ex. They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.

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1.

verbo transitivo (descuartizar) to cut up

2.

cuartearse v pron

a) (agrietarse) pared/cerámica/cuero to crack

b) (Taur) to dodge to one side

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= crack, cut + Nombre + up.

Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.

Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.

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cuartear [A1 ]

vt

A (descuartizar) to cut up

B ‹camino› to zigzag up/down

■ cuartearse

v pron

1 (agrietarse) «pared/cerámica» to crack; «cuero» to crack, split

2 (Taur) to dodge to one side

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cuartear verbo transitivo to quarter

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cuartear

♦ vt

1. [agrietar] to crack

2. [partir, dividir] to cut o chop up

♦ See also the pronominal verb cuartearse

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cuartear

v/t cut up, quarter

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cuartear vt

1) : to quarter

2) : to divide up

♦ See also the reflexive verb cuartearse