| Traduções principais |
| division n | (separation) | divisão, separação sf |
| | In tropical Africa, the division of the day is into twelve hours of light and twelve hours of darkness. |
| | Na África tropical, a divisão do dia consiste em doze horas de luz e doze horas de escuridão. |
| partition n | (division, section) | divisão, partição sf |
| | The partition of the country took place in 2011. |
| separation n | (setting apart, division: of things) | separação, divisão sf |
| | Separation of the departments will take place next week. |
| parting n | (separation) | divisão, separação sf |
| | The couple's parting was sad news for their families. |
| fission n | (biology: reproduction of a cell) (processo reprodutivo de uma célula) | divisão sf |
| | In the model, the cells reproduce through binary fission. |
| tranche n | (finance: portion of bond, loan) | divisão, parcela sf |
| | The first tranche of the mortgage falls due on 19 September. |
| sharing n | (dividing sth up between people) | divisão sf |
| | | compartilhamento sm |
| | The enormous bag of chips was intended for sharing, but Joe ate them all by himself! |
div.,
div n | written, abbreviation (division) | divisão sf |
| boundary n | figurative, often plural (limit: social, personal) | divisão sf |
| | Class boundaries prevented the heiress from marrying the butler. |
| | Divisões de classe impediam que a herdeira se casasse com o mordomo. |
| branch n | figurative (organization part) | setor sm |
| | | divisão sf |
| | | filial sf |
| | | área sf |
| | The administrative branch can answer questions about paperwork deadlines. |
| | O setor administrativo pode responder a perguntas sobre prazos de documentação. |
| division n | (mathematics) | divisão sf |
| | Sarah is learning how to do division in maths at the moment. |
| | Sara está aprendendo em matemática no momento a operação de divisão. |
| chapter n | (branch of an organization) (BRA) | comitê sm |
| | (POR) | comité sm |
| | | divisão sf |
| | Camille is president of the local chapter of the women's club. |
| | Camille é presidente do comitê local do clube feminino. |
| dichotomy n | (division into two) | dicotomia, divisão sf |
| | There's a dichotomy of opinion here between young and old. |
| fracture n | figurative (split, break) | fratura, rutura, quebra sf |
| | | divisão sf |
| | There are rumors of a fracture within the party. |
| stratification n | figurative (division into social strata) (figurativo) | estratificação sf |
| | | divisão sf |
| | The stratification in Indian society is strict and cannot be easily changed. |
| cleavage n | figurative (division: political, etc.) (divisão: política, etc.) | divisão sf |
| | The cleavage between the two political parties seems to be irreparable. |
| | A divisão entre os dois partidos políticos parece ser irreparável. |
| division n | (section, department) | divisão, seção sf |
| | | departamento sm |
| | (POR) | secção sf |
| | There are eighteen people working in this division. |
| | Há dezoito pessoas trabalhando nesta seção. |
| split-off n | (act of breaking off from) | cisão sf |
| | | divisão sf |
| | | separação sf |
| | | rompimento sm |
| split-up n | (division into portions) | repartição sf |
| | | divisão sf |
| Traduções complementares |
| divide n | (difference) | divisão sf |
| | | separação sf |
| | The divide between the rich and the poor is becoming wider. |
| division n | (difference of opinion) (figurado) | divisão sf |
| | | divergência sf |
| | There is a great deal of division on this issue. |
| split n | (division) | divisão sf |
| | The split proved to be disastrous for the party, as voters deserted both factions. |
| | A divisão se provou desastrosa para o partido pois os eleitores desertaram ambas as facções. |
| division n | (sth marking separation) | divisão, divisória sf |
| | This mountain range is the division between these two countries. |
| division n | (military unit) | divisão sf |
| | In the army a division is larger than a brigade, but smaller than a corps. |
| division n | (phylum: botanical category) (biologia) | divisão sf |
| | | filo sm |
| | Which division do roses belong to? |
| divisiveness n | (causing division or argument) | divisão, discórdia sf |
| division n | (sports: group of teams) (grupo de times) | divisão sf |
| | Competitors in this division are the very best in their sport. |
| Formas compostas: |
| aircraft division n | (company: makes aircraft, etc.) | divisão de aviação loc sm |
| big leagues npl | US (sport: major league) (esporte) | primeira divisão loc sf |
big-league,
big league n as adj | US (sport: in major league) (esporte) | primeira divisão adj |
| | My brother wanted to be a big-league baseball player, but he wasn't good enough at batting. |
big-league,
big league n as adj | US, figurative (leading) (figurado: importante) | primeira divisão adj |
| bisection n | (division of sth into halves) | divisão em duas partes loc sf |
departmentalization,
also UK: departmentalisation n | (division into departments) | divisão em departamentos loc sf |
| | | departamentalização sf |
division of labor (US),
division of labour (UK) n | (delegation of tasks) | divisão de trabalho loc sf |
| | Assembly lines are extreme examples of division of labor. |
| farm adj | (minor league team) (time menor) | de segunda divisão loc adj |
| | (time amador) | de várzea loc adj |
| | His successful squad was a farm team for the major league leader. |
| | Seu esquadrão de sucesso era uma equipe de segunda divisão para o líder da liga principal. |
| gerrymander n | US (the act of gerrymandering) | divisão arbitrária loc sf |
job sharing,
job-sharing n | (dividing a job position) | divisão do trabalho loc sf |
jobshare,
job-share n | (employment arrangement) | divisão de trabalho sf + prep + sm |
| major leagues npl | US (highest professional sports divisions) | liga nacional, primeira divisão loc sf |
| minor adj | US (league: not premier) (esportes) | de segunda divisão loc adj |
| | The baseball player was successful in the minor leagues. |
| | O jogador de basebol teve sucesso nas ligas de segunda divisão. |
| minors npl | US (sports: minor leagues) (esportes) | ligas de segunda divisão sf pl |
| | This baseball player has spent most of his career in the minors. |
| minor league n | US (non-premier sports association) (esportes profissionais) | segunda divisão sf |
| | Many smaller cities in the US have minor league baseball teams comprised of players hoping to one day join the major leagues. |
minor league,
minor-league n as adj | US (of non-premier sports association) | de segunda divisão loc adj |
| Nota: A hyphen may be used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| point of division n | (mathematics: point dividing a line into a given ratio) (matemática: ponto dividindo uma linha dentro de determinada proporção) | ponto de divisão loc sm |
| premiership n | UK (English football league) (INGL, liga de futebol) | primeira divisão loc sf |
| profit-sharing adj | (plan, scheme) | de divisão de lucros loc adj |
| segregation of duties n | (separation of responsibilities) | divisão de tarefas sf |
| | | separação de tarefas sf |
| segregation of duty n | (separation of responsibilities) | divisão de responsabilidade sf |
| social divide n | (separation between rich and poor) (separação entre ricos e pobres) | divisão entre ricos e pobres sf |
| trisection n | (division of sth into three) | trissecção sf |
| | | divisão em três partes expres |