split

split
split [splɪt]
(verb: preterite, past participle split)
1. noun
   a. (at seam) fente f ; ( = tear) déchirure f ; (in party) scission f ; ( = difference) différence f
   b. ( = share) I want my split (inf) je veux ma part
2. plural noun
splits
• to do the splits faire le grand écart
3. transitive verb
   a. ( = cleave) fendre ; [+ party] diviser
• to split the atom opérer la fission de l'atome
• to split sth open ouvrir qch en le coupant en deux
• he split his head open il s'est fendu le crâne
• to split hairs couper les cheveux en quatre
• to split one's sides se tordre de rire
• it split the party down the middle cela a divisé le parti en deux
   b. ( = share) (se) partager
• they split the money three ways ils ont divisé l'argent en trois
• to split the difference couper la poire en deux
4. intransitive verb
   a. se fendre ; [garment] se déchirer ; [organization] se diviser
• to split open se fendre
• my head is splitting j'ai une migraine terrible
   b. ( = divide) [people] se séparer ; [political party] se diviser
• the crowd split into smaller groups la foule s'est divisée en petits groupes
   c. (British = tell tales) (inf) vendre la mèche (inf)
   d. ( = depart) (inf!) mettre les bouts (inf !)
5. compounds
► split ends plural noun fourches fpl
► split infinitive noun infinitif où un adverbe est intercalé entre « to » et le verbe
► split-level house noun maison f à deux niveaux
► split personality noun
• a case of split personality un dédoublement de la personnalité ► split screen noun écran m divisé
► split second noun fraction f de seconde
• in a split second en une fraction de seconde ► split ticket noun (US)
to vote a split ticket voter pour une liste avec panachage
► split up
1. intransitive verb
[meeting, crowds] se disperser ; [party] se diviser ; [couple] se séparer
2. separable transitive verb
[+ wood] fendre (into en ) ; [+ money, work] partager (among entre ) ; [+ group] diviser ; [+ friends] séparer
* * *
[splɪt] 1.
noun
1) lit (in fabric, garment) déchirure f; (in rock, wood) fissure f; (in skin) crevasse f
2) (in party, movement, alliance) scission f (in de); (stronger) rupture f (between entre; in, into dans)

a three-way split — une scission en trois groupes

3) (share-out) partage m
4) US (small bottle) (of soft drink) petite bouteille f; (of wine) demi-bouteille f
5) Culinary (dessert) ≈ coupe f glacée
2.
splits plural noun grand écart m
3.
adjective [garment] déchiré; [seam] défait; [lip] fendu
4.
transitive verb (p prés -tt-; prét, pp split)
1) (cut, slit) fendre [wood, log, rock, lip, slate, seam] (in, into en); déchirer [fabric, garment]
2) (cause dissent) diviser [party, movement, alliance]

the committee was (deeply) split on or over this issue — la commission était (extrêmement) divisée sur cette question

3) (divide) split up
4) (share) partager

to split something three ways — partager quelque chose en trois

5.
intransitive verb (p prés -tt-; prét, pp split)
1) [wood, log, rock, slate] se fendre (in, into en); [garment] se déchirer; [seam] se défaire

to split in(to) two — [stream, road] se diviser en deux

my head's splitting — fig j'ai horriblement mal à la tête

2) gen, Politics [party, movement, alliance] se diviser; (stronger) se scinder
3) (divide) split up
4) (colloq) GB (tell tales) cafarder (colloq)
5) (colloq) (leave) filer (colloq)
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Phrasal Verbs:
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to split the difference — couper la poire en deux

to split one's sides (colloq) (laughing) — se tordre de rire


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