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1 cleave
1) (split) spalten2) (make way through) durchpflügen [Wellen, Wasser]. See also academic.ru/13375/cleft">cleft II 2.; cloven 2.* * *I [kli:v] past tense - cleft; verb(to split or divide.) spalten- cleavage- cleaver
- cloven hoof
- cleft hoof II [kli:v] past tense, past participle - cleaved(to stick to.) kleben* * *cleave1[kli:v]II. vt▪ to \cleave sth etw spaltencleave2<-d, -d>[kli:v]* * *I [kliːv] pret clove or cleft or cleaved, ptp cleft or cloven1. vtspaltento cleave in two — in zwei Teile spalten
to cleave a way through sth — sich (dat) einen Weg durch etw bahnen
2. vi1)IIto cleave through the waves — die Wellen durchschneiden
vi pret cleaved or clave, ptp cleaved(= adhere) festhalten (to an +dat), beharren (to auf +dat)through all the difficulties they cleaved fast to each other (liter) — durch alle Schwierigkeiten hindurch hielten sie fest zusammen
* * *cleave1 [kliːv] prät cleft [kleft], cleaved, clove [kləʊv], obs clave [kleıv], pperf cleft, cleaved, cloven [ˈkləʊvn]A v/t1. (zer)spalten, (zer)teilen2. ab-, lostrennen3. Luft, Wasser etc durchschneiden4. einen Weg bahnen:B v/i sich spaltencleave2 [kliːv] v/i1. (an)kleben, hängen bleiben ( beide:to an dat)* * *1) (split) spalten
См. также в других словарях:
cleave — [kli:v] v past tense cleaved , clove [kləuv US klouv] , or cleft [kleft] past participle cleaved , past tense cloven [ˈkləuvən US ˈklou ] or cleft [: Old English; Origin: cleofan. cleave to Old English clifian] … Dictionary of contemporary English
cleave — verb (T) formal past tense cleaved, clove, cleft past participle cleaved, cloven cleft 1 (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive always + adv/prep) to cut something into separate parts using a heavy tool or to be able to be cut in this way:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
