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| Principal Translations |
| dividing n | (act of dividing) | división nf |
| | The attorney assisted the old man in the dividing of his properties among his children. |
| | El abogado ayudó al anciano con la división de sus propiedades entre sus hijos. |
| dividing adj | (line, wall: that divides) | divisorio/a adj |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| divide [sth]⇒ vtr | (separate, classify) | dividir⇒ vtr |
| | | clasificar⇒ vtr |
| | | separar⇒ vtr |
| | The teacher asked the children to divide the animals according to what they ate. |
| | El profesor les pidió a los niños que dividiesen los animales según su alimentación. |
| divide [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (separate, classify) | dividir en vtr + prep |
| | | clasificar en vtr + prep |
| | | separar en vtr + prep |
| | Biologists divide insects into different orders. |
| | Los biólogos dividen los insectos en diferentes órdenes. |
| divide [sth] vtr | (share out) | dividir⇒ vtr |
| | | separar⇒ vtr |
| | Sift the flour then divide into three equal portions. |
| | Tamiza la harina y luego divídela en tres partes iguales. |
| divide [sth] vtr | often passive (number: find quotient) (matemáticas) | dividir⇒ vtr |
| | We normally use long division to divide a decimal by a whole number. |
| | Normalmente usamos las divisiones largas para dividir un decimal por un número entero. |
| divide [sth] by [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (number: find quotient) (matemáticas) | dividir⇒ vtr |
| | | dividir por vtr + prep |
| | Twelve divided by six is two. |
| | Doce dividido seis es dos. |
| divide [sth] vtr | figurative (split) | dividir⇒ vtr |
| | | separar⇒ vtr |
| | Plans to build a supermarket on the outskirts of the town have divided opinion. |
| | Los planes para construir un supermercado en las afueras de la ciudad han dividido a la opinión pública. |
| divide [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (disunite) | dividir⇒ vtr |
| | The safety of GM crops is a controversial subject that divides people. |
| | La seguridad de los cultivos transgénicos es un tema controvertido que divide a la gente. |
| Additional Translations |
| divide n | (difference) | división nf |
| | | diferencia nf |
| | The divide between the rich and the poor is becoming wider. |
| | La división entre pobres y ricos es cada vez más amplia. |
| divide⇒ vi | (mathematics: do division) | dividir⇒ vi |
| | This number game will help children learn to divide. |
| | Este juego de números ayudará a los niños a aprender a dividir. |
| divide vi | (road, etc.: diverge) | bifurcarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | dividirse⇒ v prnl |
| | Take the right fork when the road divides. |
| | Toma el camino de la derecha cuando la carretera se bifurque. |
| divide by [sth] vi + prep | (number: be divisible) (en números enteros) | ser divisible loc verb |
| | 30 does not divide by 8. |
| | Treinta no es divisible por ocho. |
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Locuciones verbales
divide | dividing |
| divide [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (distribute fairly, share out) | dividir en partes iguales loc verb |
| | They were lost and the first priority was survival, so they divided out their food and water among themselves equally. |
| divide [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (apportion) | dividirse⇒, repartirse⇒ v prnl |
| | The thieves divided up the proceeds of the robbery before fleeing the country. |
| | Los ladrones se dividieron el botín antes de abandonar el país. |
| divide up vi phrasal | (split into parts) | dividirse⇒, separarse⇒ v prnl |
| | In order to better learn this material, we are going to divide up into groups of three and practice. |
| | Para poder aprender bien este material, nos vamos a dividir en grupos de tres y practicar. |
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