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1 halve
1) (to divide (something) into two equal parts: He halved the apple.) partir en dos2) (to make half as great as before; to reduce by half: By going away early in the year, we nearly halved the cost of our holiday.) reducir a la mitadhalve vb1. partir por la mitad2. reducir a la mitadtr[hɑːv]1 (cut in two) partir en dos2 (reduce) reducir a la mitad3 (share) compartir4 (golf) empatar1) divide: partir por la mitad2) reduce: reducir a la mitadv.• partir por la mitad v.hæv, hɑːv
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a) ( reduce by half) \<\<expense/time/length\>\> reducir* a la mitad or en un 50%; \<\<number\>\> dividir por dosb) ( divide into halves) partir por la mitad
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vi reducirse* a la mitad or en un 50%[hɑːv]1.VT (=divide) partir por la mitad, partir en dos; (=reduce by half) reducir a la mitad2.* * *[hæv, hɑːv]
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a) ( reduce by half) \<\<expense/time/length\>\> reducir* a la mitad or en un 50%; \<\<number\>\> dividir por dosb) ( divide into halves) partir por la mitad
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2 divide
1) (to separate into parts or groups: The wall divided the garden in two; The group divided into three when we got off the bus; We are divided (= We do not agree) as to where to spend our holidays.) dividir2) ((with between or among) to share: We divided the sweets between us.) repartir3) (to find out how many times one number contains another: 6 divided by 2 equals 3.) dividir•- dividers- divisible
- division
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divide vb1. dividir2. dividir / repartirtr[dɪ'vaɪd]2 (share) repartir (among/between, entre), dividir3 (cause to disagree) dividir4 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL dividir■ divide 20 by 4 dividir 20 entre 4, dividir 20 por 4■ 35 divided by 5 is 7 35 dividido entre 5 son 7, 35 dividido por 5 son 71 (fork - road, stream) dividirse, bifurcarse; (split - particles, group, people) dividirse (up, -)2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (vote) proceder a la votación3 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL dividir2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (watershed) (línea) divisoria de (las) aguas\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLdivide and rule divide y vencerásto cross the great divide emprender el último viaje1) halve: dividir, partir por la mitad2) share: repartir, dividir3) : dividir (números)divide vi: dividirse, dividir (en matemáticas)n.• divisoria s.f.expr.• dividir en gajos expr.v.• apartar v.• compartir v.• cuartear v.• desjuntar v.• dividir (Matemática) v.• divorciar v.• fraccionar v.• partir v.• resolver v.də'vaɪd, dɪ'vaɪd
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1)a) ( split up) dividirb) ( separate)c) dividing pres p <wall/barrier> divisoriod) ( share) \<\<cake/money/work\>\> repartir2) ( cause to disagree) dividir3) ( Math) dividirto divide 10 by 5 — dividir 10 entre or por 5
10 divided by 5 is 2 — 10 dividido entre or por 5 es (igual a) 2
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vi1)a) ( fork) \<\<road/river\>\> dividirseb) ( split) \<\<group/particles/cells\>\> dividirse2) ( Math) dividir•Phrasal Verbs:[dɪ'vaɪd]1. VT1) (=separate) separar2) (also: divide up) (=split) [+ money, work, kingdom] dividir, repartir (among, between entre); [+ sweets] repartir (among, between entre); [+ apple, orange, cake] partir, dividir (among, between entre) ( into en)when he died his property was divided between his daughters — cuando murió su propiedad se repartió or se dividió entre sus hijas
she tried to divide her time fairly between the children — intentaba repartir su tiempo de forma equitativa entre los niños
3) (Math) dividir48 divided by 8 is 6 — 48 dividido entre or por 8 es 6
divide 6 into 36 — divide 36 entre or por 6
4) (=cause disagreement among) [+ friends, political parties] dividir5) (Pol)(Brit)2. VI1) (=separate) [road, river] bifurcarse3) (Math) dividir4) (Brit) (Pol) votar3. N1) (US) (Geog) línea f divisoria de aguas, divisoria f de aguas2) (fig) (=gap) división fthere is a clear divide between the upper and lower classes — hay una clara división entre las clases superiores y las inferiores
* * *[də'vaɪd, dɪ'vaɪd]
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1)a) ( split up) dividirb) ( separate)c) dividing pres p <wall/barrier> divisoriod) ( share) \<\<cake/money/work\>\> repartir2) ( cause to disagree) dividir3) ( Math) dividirto divide 10 by 5 — dividir 10 entre or por 5
10 divided by 5 is 2 — 10 dividido entre or por 5 es (igual a) 2
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vi1)a) ( fork) \<\<road/river\>\> dividirseb) ( split) \<\<group/particles/cells\>\> dividirse2) ( Math) dividir•Phrasal Verbs:
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