divide [dɪˈvaɪd]
sustantivo
1división (f) separación (f) (gulf)
verbo transitivo
2repartir (money, food)(between or among entre)
- to divide something in two/three -> dividir algo en dos/tres partes
3dividir (Math)
- divide 346 by 17 -> dividir 346 entre 17
4separar (separate)(from de)
- divide and rule -> divide y vencerás
verbo intransitivo
5bifurcarse (road); dividirse (group)
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divide [di-vaid]
sustantivo
1Vertiente de una montaña; línea divisoria de las agua
sustantivo
- The Great Divide -> (Fam. E. U.) la vertiente de las Montañas Rocosas
divide [dɪˈvaɪd]
verb:transitive
2 (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;
they divided it among themselves se lo repartieron entre sí
when he died his property was divided between his daughters cuando murió su propiedad se repartió se dividió entre sus hijas;or she tried to divide her time fairly between the children intentaba repartir su tiempo de forma equitativa entre los niños
the house has been divided into flats la casa se ha dividido en apartamentos; divide the dough into four pieces dividir la masa en cuatro trozos
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Verb Conjugation for "divide"
Imperative
- divide
- you divide
- he/she divides
- we divide
- you divide
- they divide
Preterite
- I divided
- you divided
- he/she divided
- we divided
- you divided
- they divided
Present Continuous
- I am dividing
- you are dividing
- he/she is dividing
- we are dividing
- you are dividing
- they are dividing
Present Perfect
- I have divided
- you have divided
- he/she has divided
- we have divided
- you have divided
- they have divided
Past Continuous
- I was dividing
- you were dividing
- he/she was dividing
- we were dividing
- you were dividing
- they were dividing
Past Perfect
- I had divided
- you had divided
- he/she had divided
- we had divided
- you had divided
- they had divided
Future
- I will divide
- you will divide
- he/she will divide
- we will divide
- you will divide
- they will divide
Future Perfect
- I will have divided
- you will have divided
- he/she will have divided
- we will have divided
- you will have divided
- they will have divided
Future Continuous
- I will be dividing
- you will be dividing
- he/she will be dividing
- we will be dividing
- you will be dividing
- they will be dividing
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been dividing
- you have been dividing
- he/she has been dividing
- we have been dividing
- you have been dividing
- they have been dividing
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been dividing
- you will have been dividing
- he/she will have been dividing
- we will have been dividing
- you will have been dividing
- they will have been dividing
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been dividing
- you had been dividing
- he/she had been dividing
- we had been dividing
- you had been dividing
- they had been dividing
dividir
transitive verb
1to divide (separar)(en/entre into/between)
- el río divide en dos la ciudad -> the river divides o splits the city in two
2to share out (repartir)
- nos dividimos las tareas domésticas -> we shared the household chores between us
3(desunir)
- el testamento dividió a los hermanos -> the will set the brothers against one another
4to divide by (Mat)
- dividir 12 entre 3 -> divide 12 by 3
- 15 dividido por 3 igual a 5 -> 15 divided by 3 is 5
intransitive verb
5to divide (Mat)
dividirse
pronomial verb1to divide (en into)
- se dividieron en dos grupos -> they split into two groups
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dividir [de-ve-deer’]
article & verb transitive
1To divide, to disjoin, to disunite, to cut.
2To divide, to distribute, to separate.
3To divide, to disunite by discord.
- Dividir 12 por 4 -> to divide 12 by 4. -vr
4To divide, to part, to cleave.
5To divide, or to be of different opinions.
6To divide, to break friendship, to withdraw oneself from the company and friendship of anyone.
- Dividir por la mitad -> to divide into halves
dividir
verbo:transitivo
1 (partir) to divide
los dividieron en tres grupos they split them (up) divided them into three groups;o
las obras de Ibsen se pueden dividir en dos etapas Ibsen's works can be divided into two periods; dividía su tiempo entre el cargo y su familia he divided his time between his job and his family; la bodega del barco está dividida en cuatro secciones the hold of the ship is divided into four sections
2 (Matemáticas) to divide;entre, por by
doce dividido entre por cuatro son treso twelve divided by four is three
verbo:intransitivo
(Matemáticas) to divide;entre, por into se me ha olvidado dividir I've forgotten how to do division how to divide;o
verbo:pronominal
dividirse1 (partirse) [+célula] to divide; [+grupo, país] to split
el partido se dividió en dos tendencias the party split into two factions
me encantaría ayudarte, pero no puedo dividirme I'd love to help you, but I can't be in two places at once; la Edad Media puede dividirse en dos períodos the Middle Ages can be divided split into two periods;o la crítica estuvo muy dividida the critics were very divided
2 (separarse) [+personas] to split up; [+camino, carretera] to fork
cuando llegamos al cruce nos dividimos when we got to the crossroads, we split up; los fundadores se dividieron porque sus ideas eran muy distintas the founders split up because their ideas were so different; la carretera se divide al llegar al km 28 the road forks at km 28
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Verb Conjugation for "dividir"
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | divido | dividí | dividía | dividiré | divida |
| Tú | divides | dividiste | dividías | dividirás | dividas |
| Ella/Él/Usted | divide | dividió | dividía | dividirá | divida |
| Nosotros | dividimos | dividimos | dividíamos | dividiremos | dividamos |
| Vosotros | dividís | dividisteis | dividíais | dividiréis | dividáis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | dividen | dividieron | dividían | dividirán | dividan |
