dividir

to divide

dividir(dee-bee-deer)

transitive verb

1. (to carve up)

a. to divide

Si dividimos el salón, podríamos tener otro dormitorio.

If we divided the living room, we could have another bedroom.

b. to split

Deberíamos dividir la pizza en seis trozos.

We should split the pizza into six portions.

2. (mathematics; used with "entre" or "por")

a. to divide

Ocho dividido entre dos son cuatro.

Eight divided by two is four.

3. (to distribute)

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.

5. (to disunite)

a. to divide

La decisión de vender el negocio dividió a la familia.

The decision to sell the business divided the family.

intransitive verb

6. (mathematics)

a. to divide

Carlitos ya está aprendiendo a dividir.

Carlitos is already learning how to divide.

dividirse

pronominal verb

7. (to separate)

a. to divide

La célula se dividía rápidamente.

The cell divided quickly.

b. to split

El grupo se había dividido para buscar comida.

The group had split to search for food.

8. (to bisect)

a. to split up

Los animales se dividieron para buscar refugio.

The animals split up to seek shelter.

9. (to distribute)

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.