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"Vencerás" is a form of "vencer", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to defeat". "Divide" is a form of "dividir", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to divide". Learn more about the difference between "vencerás" and "divide" below.
vencer(
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sehr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to defeat
Harry venció a Lord Voldemort utilizando las tres reliquias de la muerte.Harry defeated Lord Voldemort using all three of the deathly hallows.
b. to beat
Tienes que desarrollar tu juego de apertura para vencer a un maestro de ajedrez.You must develop your opening game to beat a chess master.
c. to conquer
Como dijo Julio César: "Vine, vi y vencí".Like Julius Caesar said: "I came, I saw, and I conquered."
a. to overcome
Vencí mi cansancio y logré trabajar toda la noche.I overcame my tiredness and managed to work through the night.
b. to conquer
Hice un salto en paracaídas para vencer mi miedo a las alturas.I did a parachute jump to conquer my fear of heights.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (to triumph)
b. to be victorious
"¡Venceremos!", gritaron los soldados al asaltar el campo de batalla."We will be victorious!", shouted the soldiers as they stormed the battlefield.
a. to be due
La primera letra vence el 15 de enero, y la segunda el 30.The first installment is due on January 15, and the second one on the 30th.
vencerse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to give way
Esta viga se está venciendo bajo el peso del edificio.This beam is giving way under the weight of the building.
a. to expire
Mi licencia se vence este fin de semana así que mañana voy para renovarlo. My license expires this weekend so tomorrow I'm going in to renew it.
dividir(
dee
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bee
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deer
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to divide
Catalina dividió la paga entre sus tres hijas.Catalina divided the pocket money among her three daughters.
b. to split
Solo queda para un plato. ¿Lo dividimos entre los dos?There's only enough left for one plateful. Shall we split it between the two of us?
c. to share
¿Por qué no dividimos el botín entre todos nosotros?Why don't we share the booty between all of us?
d. to split up
Si fuera tú, dividiría la compra en dos bolsas.If I were you, I would split the groceries up into two bags.
e. to share out
Dividimos el pastel entre los cuatro amigos.We shared out the cake among the four friends.
4. (to bisect)
a. to divide
El muro divide la ciudad en norte y sur.The wall divides the city into north and south.
a. to divide
La decisión de vender el negocio dividió a la familia.The decision to sell the business divided the family.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
dividirse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
8. (to bisect)
a. to divide up
Se dividieron las tareas de la casa para acabar más rápido.They divided up the household tasks so they could finish faster.
