split

split
split
A n
1 lit (in fabric, garment) déchirure f ; (in rock, wood) fissure f, crevasse f ; (in skin) crevasse f ;
2 (in party, movement, alliance) scission f (in de) ; (stronger) rupture f (between entre ; in dans ; into dans) ; a three-way split in the party executive une scission en trois groupes de la direction du parti ;
3 (share-out) (of money, profits, jobs) partage m ; a (four-way) split of the profits un partage (en quatre) des bénéfices ;
4 US (small bottle) (of soft drink) petite bouteille f ; (of wine) demi-bouteille f ;
5 Culin (dessert) ≈ coupe f glacée ;
6 Fin surtout US marge f différentielle, différence f ; income/wage split éventail m des revenus/salaires.
B splits npl grand écart m ; to do the splits faire le grand écart.
C adj [fabric, garment] déchiré ; [seam] défait ; [log, pole, hide, lip] fendu.
D vtr (p prés -tt- ; prét, pp split)
1 (cut, slit) fendre [wood, log, rock, slate, seam] (in, into en) ; déchirer [fabric, garment] ; to split one's lip se fendre la lèvre ; to split the atom fissionner l'atome ; [lightning, thunder, noise] déchirer [sky, silence] ;
2 (cause dissent) diviser, provoquer une scission dans [party, movement, alliance] ; to split the vote diviser l'électorat ; the dispute has split the alliance in two/into two factions le conflit a divisé l'alliance en deux/en deux factions ; the committee was (deeply) split on or over this issue la commission était (extrêmement) divisée or partagée sur cette question ;
3 (divide) ⇒ split up ;
4 (share) partager [cost, payment] (between entre) ; shall we split a bottle of wine (between us)? si on partageait une bouteille de vin? ; to split sth three/four ways partager qch en trois/en quatre [profits, cost] ;
5 Ling to split an infinitive introduire un adverbe au milieu d'un infinitif, entre ‘to’ et le verbe ;
6 Comput fractionner [window].
E vi (p prés -tt- ; prét, pp split)
1 [wood, log, rock, slate] se fendre (in, into en) ; [fabric, garment] se déchirer ; [seam] se défaire ; to split in(to) two [stream, road] se diviser en deux ; my head's splitting fig j'ai horriblement mal à la tête ;
2 gen, Pol [party, movement, alliance] se diviser ; (stronger) se scinder ; the leadership split on ou over (the question of) the voting system la direction était divisée à propos du système électoral ; to split along party lines se séparer en fonction des différents partis ;
3 (divide) ⇒ split up ;
4 ○ GB (tell tales) cafarder ○ ; to split on sb rapporter ○ sur qn (to à) ;
5 ○ (leave) filer ○ .
Idioms
to split the difference couper la poire en deux ; to split one's sides ○ (laughing) se tordre de rire.
Phrasal verbs
■ split off :
▶ split off [branch, piece, end] se détacher (from de) ; [path] bifurquer ; [political group] faire scission ; [company] se séparer (from de) ;
▶ split [sth] off détacher [branch, piece] ; to split sth off from détacher qch de [branch, piece] ; séparer qch de [company, section, department].
■ split open :
▶ split open [bag, fabric] se déchirer ; [seam] se défaire ;
▶ split [sth] open fendre [box, coconut] ; to split one's head open se fendre le crâne.
■ split up :
▶ split up [band, couple, members, parents] se séparer ; [crowd, demonstrators] se disperser ; [alliance, consortium] éclater ; [federation] se scinder (into en) ; to split up with quitter, se séparer de [partner, husband, girlfriend] ; to split up into groups of five se mettre en groupes de cinq ;
▶ split [sb] up séparer [friends, partners, group members] (from de) ; everyone tried to split the couple up tout le monde a essayé de les écarter l'un de l'autre ; to split the children up into groups répartir les enfants en petits groupes ;
▶ split [sth] up, split up [sth] partager, répartir [money, profits, work] (into en) ; diviser [area, group] (into en) ; to split a novel up into chapters diviser un roman en chapitres ; to split sth up into its component parts séparer les différentes parties qui composent qch.

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