Sport splits (

robić (zrobić perf) szpagat — to do the splits

laver à grande eau — to wash [something] in plenty of running water [légumes]; to wash [something] down [sol]

la grande majorité — the great ou vast majority

Louis le Grand — Louis the Great; esprit

les grandes classes — École the senior forms GB, the upper classes US

à grands cris — loudly; cas, remède

ouvrir grand ses oreilles — fig to prick up one's ears

les cinq grands — Politique the Big Five

les grandes lignes CHEMINS DE FER — the main lines

to split in(to) two — [stream, road] biforcarsi

my head's splitting — fig. mi scoppia la testa

to split the difference — venire a o raggiungere un compromesso

to split one's sides (laughing) — colloq. piegarsi in due dalle risate

to split in(to) two — [stream, road] biforcarsi

my head's splitting — fig. mi scoppia la testa

to split the difference — venire a o raggiungere un compromesso

to split one's sides (laughing) — colloq. piegarsi in due dalle risate

mañana iremos hasta el pueblo para hacer piernas — we'll walk into the village tomorrow to get some exercise o for the exercise

abrirse de piernas — ( en gimnasia) to do the splits

dormir a pierna suelta — to sleep the sleep of the death

hacer piernas — ( andar) (fam) to have a walk

salir por piernas — (fam) to take to one's heels, leg it (colloq)

es un tipo pierna para todo — he's the sort of guy who's game for anything (colloq)

abrirse de piernas — ( en gimnasia) to do the splits

dormir a pierna suelta — to sleep the sleep of the death

hacer piernas — ( andar) (fam) to have a walk

salir por piernas — (fam) to take to one's heels, leg it (colloq)

es un tipo pierna para todo — he's the sort of guy who's game for anything (colloq)

Ex: The chief members of the impression carriage were two upright cheeks about 2 m. high and placed 60-65 cm. apart, carrying between them the winter and, above it, the head, two massive cross timbers mortised into the cheeks which contained the vertical thrust of the impression.

the splits or (Amer.) split — Spagat, der od. das

be split on a question — [sich (Dat.)] in einer Frage uneins sein

split persons/things into groups — Personen/Dinge in Gruppen (Akk.) aufteilen od. einteilen

split the difference — sich in der Mitte treffen

split hairs — (fig.) Haare spalten

split [off or away] — abbrechen

there is a split in the party over... — die Partei ist in der Frage (+gen)... gespalten

there is a three-way split in the party over... — die Partei zerfällt in der Frage (+gen)... in drei Lager, die Partei ist in der Frage (+gen)... dreigeteilt

a three-way split of the profits — eine Drittelung des Gewinns

I want my split (inf) — ich will meinen Schnitt (inf)

the splits — Spagat m

jam/cream split — mit Marmelade/Sahne gefülltes Gebäckstück

the sea had split the ship in two — in dem Sturm zerbrach das Schiff in zwei Teile

to split hairs (inf) — Haarspalterei treiben (inf)

to split one's sides ( laughing) (inf) — vor Lachen fast platzen (inf)

his lip had been split open — seine Lippe war aufgeplatzt

he split his head open when he fell — er hat sich (dat) beim Fallen den Kopf aufgeschlagen

to split the difference ( fig : in argument etc ) — sich auf halbem Wege einigen; ( lit, with money etc ) sich (dat) die Differenz teilen

to split at the seams (lit) — an den Nähten aufplatzen; (fig) aus allen or den Nähten platzen

my head is splitting (fig) — mir platzt der Kopf

= tell tales) to split on sb — jdn verpfeifen (inf)

the splits or (Amer.) split — Spagat, der od. das

be split on a question — [sich (Dat.)] in einer Frage uneins sein

split persons/things into groups — Personen/Dinge in Gruppen (Akk.) aufteilen od. einteilen

split hairs — (fig.) Haare spalten

split [off or away] — abbrechen

bei Áúsfall des Stroms... — in case of a power failure...

wir hatten einen hohen Áúsfall an or von Schulstunden — a lot of school lessons were cancelled (Brit) or canceled (US)