divide

divide: divide [{{t}}dɪ'vaɪd]

1 transitive verb

(a) (split up → territory, property, work, inheritance) diviser; (→ kingdom) démembrer; (→ land) morceler; (→ family) diviser, désunir; (→ party) diviser, scinder;

∎ to divide sth in or into two couper ou diviser qch en deux;

∎ she divided the cake into six equal portions elle a partagé ou coupé le gâteau en six parts égales

(b) (share out) partager, répartir;

∎ she divided the cake equally among the children elle a partagé le gâteau en parts égales entre les enfants;

∎ they divided the work between them ils se sont partagé ou réparti le travail;

∎ he divides his time between the office and home il partage son temps entre le bureau et la maison

(c) (separate) séparer;

∎ to divide sth from sth séparer qch de qch;

∎ the Berlin Wall used to divide East and West le mur de Berlin séparait l'Est de l'Ouest

(d) {{}}Mathematics{{}} diviser;

∎ to divide 10 by 2 diviser 10 par 2;

∎ 40 divided by 5 equals 8 40 divisé par 5 égale 8

(e) (disunite → family, party) diviser

(f) {{}}British{{}} {{}}Politics{{}}

∎ to divide the House faire voter la Chambre

2 intransitive verb

(a) (cells, group of people, novel) se diviser;

∎ {{}}Politics{{}} a policy of divide and rule une politique consistant à diviser pour régner;

∎ the class divided into groups la classe s'est divisée ou répartie en groupes

(b) (river, road) se séparer

(c) {{}}Mathematics{{}} diviser;

∎ we're learning to divide nous apprenons à faire des divisions;

∎ 10 divides by 2 10 est divisible par 2, 10 est un multiple de 2

(d) {{}}British{{}} {{}}Politics{{}} aller aux voix;

∎ the House divided on the question la Chambre a voté sur la question

3 noun

(a) (gap) fossé m;

∎ the North-South divide la division Nord-Sud

(b) {{}}American{{}} {{}}Geography{{}} (watershed) ligne f de partage des eaux;

∎ the Great or Continental Divide la ligne de partage des eaux des Rocheuses;

∎ to cross the Great Divide (die) passer de vie à trépas

➲ divide off separable transitive verb

séparer;

∎ to divide sth off from sth séparer qch de qch

➲ divide out separable transitive verb

partager, répartir;

∎ to divide sth out between or among people partager qch entre des gens

➲ divide up

1 intransitive verb

se diviser

2 separable transitive verb

diviser;

∎ they divided the area/work up between them ils se sont partagés le secteur/travail

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divide — DIVÍDE, divíd, vb. III. tranz. şi refl. (Numai la prez.) A (se) împărţi, a(se) diviza. – Din lat. dividere. Trimis de ana zecheru, 29.05.2002. Sursa: DEX 98 DIVÍDE vb. 1. v. împărţi. 2. v … Dicționar Român
Divide — Di*vide , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Divided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dividing}.] [L. dividere, divisum; di = dis + root signifying to part; cf. Skr. vyadh to pierce; perh. akin to L. vidua widow, and E. widow. Cf. {Device}, {Devise}.] 1. To part asunder (a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Divide — (engl.: teilen) steht für Divide County, County im US Bundesstaat North Dakota in den Vereinigten Staaten Great Divide Basin, Region in Wyoming, USA Divide (Arkansas) Siehe auch Divide Township Great Divide Continental Divide … Deutsch Wikipedia
divide — [v1] separate, disconnect abscind, bisect, branch, break, break down, carve, chop, cleave, cross, cut, cut up, demarcate, detach, dichotomize, disengage, disentangle, disjoin, dislocate, dismember, dissect, dissever, dissociate, dissolve,… … New thesaurus
divide — ► VERB 1) separate into parts. 2) distribute or share out. 3) disagree or cause to disagree. 4) form a boundary between. 5) Mathematics find how many times (a number) contains another. 6) Mathematics (of a number) be susceptible of division… … English terms dictionary
Divide — Di*vide , n. A dividing ridge of land between the tributaries of two streams; also called {watershed} and {water parting}. A divide on either side of which the waters drain into two different oceans is called a {continental divide}. [1913 Webster … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
divide — (v.) early 14c., from L. dividere to force apart, cleave, distribute, from dis apart (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + videre to separate, from PIE root *weidh to separate (see WIDOW (Cf. widow); also see WITH (Cf … Etymology dictionary
Divide — Di*vide , v. i. 1. To be separated; to part; to open; to go asunder. Milton. [1913 Webster] The Indo Germanic family divides into three groups. J. Peile. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause separation; to disunite. [1913 Webster] A gulf, a strait, the sea … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
divide — I (distribute) verb admeasure, administer, allocate, allot, apportion, appropriate, assign, carve, consign, dispense, disperse, dispose, distribuere, dividere, dole, dole out, endow, give out, issue, mete, mete out, parcel out, pass out, pay out … Law dictionary
divide — UK US /dɪˈvaɪd/ verb ► [T] to calculate the number of times one number fits into another: »Convert the euro amount into sterling by dividing the euro amount by the exchange rate. ► [I or T] to separate, or make something separate, into different… … Financial and business terms
divide — [də vīd′] vt. divided, dividing [ME dividen < L dividere, to separate, divide, distribute < di (< dis , apart) + base seen in vidua, WIDOW < IE base * weidh , to separate (prob. < wi , apart + dhē, set, DO1)] 1. to separate into… … English World dictionary

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