splinter

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsplɪntər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsplɪntɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(splin′tər)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
splinter n (sliver of wood)astilla nf
  espina nf
 Tom got a splinter in his finger while he was doing woodwork.
 Mientras trabajaba la madera, Tom se clavó una astilla en el dedo.
splinter⇒ vi (break into splinters)astillarse⇒ v prnl
 The old fence post splintered as soon as Harry hit it.
 El viejo poste de la valla se astilló en cuanto Harry lo golpeó.
splinter [sth]⇒ vtr (break into splinters)hacer astillas loc verb
  astillar⇒ vtr
 Emily hit the chair leg hard and splintered it.
 Emily le dio un golpe a la pata de la silla y la hizo astillas.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
splinter n (sharp piece of glass/metal) (cristal, metal)trozo de nm + prep
  astilla nf
  esquirla nf
 Rachel got a splinter in her finger while she was cleaning up the broken glass.
 Rachel se clavó un trozo de cristal en el dedo mientras limpiaba el vaso que se había roto.
splinter⇒ vi figurative (split up)separarse⇒ v prnl
 There were too many disagreements and the group splintered.
 Había demasiadas diferencias, por lo que el grupo acabó separándose.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
splinter group n (faction, breakaway group)disidentes nmpl
 The extreme left wing of the party broke away into a splinter group.
  grupo escindido nm + adj
  escisión nf
splinterproof,
splinter-proof adj		 (will not shatter)inastillable adj mf
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'splinter' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
shiver - sliver - spall
Spanish:
astilla - astillar - astrilla - desportilladura - esquirla - bando - disidente - facción - grupúsculo - sacarse una espina

Collocations: a splinter [group, faction, cell], the [wood, tree, plastic] splintered, splinter into [smaller pieces, many parts], more...

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