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1 splinter
noun (a small sharp broken piece of wood etc: The rough plank gave her a splinter in her finger.) astillasplinter n astilla / esquirlatr['splɪntəSMALLr/SMALL]1 astillar, hacer astillas1 astillarse, hacerse astillas2 SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL escindirse ( off, -)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsplinter group grupo disidente, facción nombre femeninosplinter ['splɪntər] vt: astillarsplinter vi: astillarsesplinter n: astilla fn.• astilla s.f.• brizna s.f.• esquirla s.f.• raja s.f.v.• astillar v.• hacerse astillas v.'splɪntər
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splinter group — grupo m escindido
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a) ( break into pieces) \<\<wood/bone\>\> astillarseb) \<\<political party/society\>\> escindirse
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vt \<\<wood/bone\>\> astillar['splɪntǝ(r)]1.N [of wood, metal] astilla f ; [of glass] fragmento m ; [of bone] esquirla f, fragmento m2.VI astillarse, hacerse astillas; (fig) [party] escindirseto splinter off from — escindirse or separarse de
3. VT1) (lit) astillar, hacer astillas2) (fig) [+ party] dividir4.CPDsplinter group N — grupo m disidente, facción f
splinter party N — partido m nuevo (formado a raíz de la escisión de otro)
* * *['splɪntər]
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splinter group — grupo m escindido
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a) ( break into pieces) \<\<wood/bone\>\> astillarseb) \<\<political party/society\>\> escindirse
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vt \<\<wood/bone\>\> astillar
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