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split

Main Entry: ¹split

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): split, splitting

Language: English

transitive verb

1 cleave : partir, hender <to split wood : partir madera>
2 burst : romper, rajar <to split open : abrir>
3 divide, share : dividir, repartir

intransitive verb

1 : partirse (dícese de la madera, etc.)
2 burst, crack : romperse, rajarse
3 or to split up : dividirse

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