split up

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An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. separarse (couple)
Leonard's parents split up when he was very young, so he was used to it.Los padres de Leonard se separaron cuando era muy joven, así que estaba acostumbrado.
a. separarse
The band split up after their manager's death.El grupo se separó tras la muerte de su representante.
a. dispersarse (crowd)
The crowd split up after the concert ended.El público se dispersó cuando terminó el concierto.
b. dividirse
The members of the search party split up into pairs to cover more ground.Los miembros del pelotón de búsqueda se dividieron en parejas para cubrir más terreno.
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
transitive verb phrase
a. dividir
The teacher split the students up into teams of three.La maestra dividió a los alumnos en equipos de tres.
b. partir (portions)
Hugo split the baguette up into three pieces.Hugo partió la barra de pan en tres pedazos.
a. dividirse
My partner and I split up the business profits equally.My socio y yo nos dividimos las ganancias del negocio en partes iguales.
b. repartirse
The pirates split up the booty from the raid.Los piratas se repartieron el botín del asalto.
c. repartir
The landowners split up the land among the farmers.Los terratenientes repartieron las tierras entre los campesinos.
a. separar (fighters)
The referee split up the two boxers.El árbitro separó a los dos boxeadores.
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