divide

dividir, repartir

Separar algo en dos o más partes, o distribuirlo entre varias personas.

En inglés sencillo: To separate something into two or more parts, or share it between people.

• Divide the apple in half.
• We divided the class into groups.
• They divided the work equally between them.

Cómo se usa: divide something into something (Divide the cake into six pieces.); divide something between/among people (We divided the money among four friends.)

Sinónimos: split, separate, share out

Antónimos: combine, unite

Expresiones frecuentes: divide something up, divide into groups, divide something equally

dividir

Calcular cuántas veces cabe un número en otro.

En inglés sencillo: To calculate how many times one number fits into another.

• Divide ten by two.
• We divided twenty by five and got four.
• Does three divide into twelve exactly?

Cómo se usa: divide A by B (Divide twelve by three to get four.); A divides into B (Two divides into ten five times.)

Antónimos: multiply

Expresiones frecuentes: divide by two, divide into six, divide a number

dividirse, bifurcarse

Pasar a formar dos o más partes o ramales separados.

En inglés sencillo: To become two or more separate parts.

• The road divides here.
• The river divided into three narrow streams.
• These cells divide very quickly.

Cómo se usa: divide into something (The stream divides into two branches.)

Sinónimos: split, branch, separate

Antónimos: merge, join

Expresiones frecuentes: divide into two, cells divide, roads divide

dividir, polarizar

Hacer que las personas discrepen o formen grupos enfrentados.

En inglés sencillo: To cause people to disagree or form opposing groups.

• The issue divides the town.
• The new policy divided public opinion.
• Money has divided this family for years.

Sinónimos: split, polarize

Antónimos: unite

Expresiones frecuentes: divide a community, divide public opinion, divide the nation

graduar

Poner marcas en un instrumento de medición para indicar unidades o intervalos regulares.

En inglés sencillo: To mark a measuring tool with lines showing regular units or steps.

• Divide the scale into equal intervals.
• The craftsman divided the instrument with fine marks.
• They used a machine to divide the sextant accurately.

Cómo se usa: divide something into units (The maker divided the scale into degrees.)

Sinónimos: graduate, calibrate

Expresiones frecuentes: divide a scale, divide a sextant, divide into degrees

brecha, división

Diferencia o separación entre personas o grupos, sobre todo en creencias, riqueza u oportunidades.

En inglés sencillo: A difference or separation between people or groups, especially in beliefs, wealth, or opportunities.

• The social divide is growing.
• Education can help bridge the divide between rich and poor.
• They worked together despite their political divides.

Cómo se usa: a divide between A and B (There is a divide between younger and older voters.)

Sinónimos: gap, gulf, division

Expresiones frecuentes: digital divide, social divide, bridge the divide

límite, divisoria

Línea, cresta de terreno elevado u otro elemento que separa dos zonas o cosas.

En inglés sencillo: Something that separates two areas or things, such as a line or ridge of high land.

• We crossed the mountain divide.
• The fence marks the divide between the fields.
• Rivers on opposite sides of the divide flow toward different seas.

Cómo se usa: a divide between A and B (The ridge forms a divide between the two valleys.)

Sinónimos: boundary, barrier, watershed

Expresiones frecuentes: cross the divide, mountain divide, continental divide

división, reparto

Acción de separar algo en partes o repartirlo en porciones.

En inglés sencillo: The act of separating something into parts or shares.

• The divide gave each family some land.
• They agreed on an equal divide of the property.
• After the divide, each brother owned a separate field.

Sinónimos: division, partition, splitting

Antónimos: union

Expresiones frecuentes: divide of property, equal divide, divide of land