divide

diviser, partager

Séparer quelque chose en plusieurs parties ou le répartir entre des personnes.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : divide something into something (Divide the cake into six pieces.); divide something between/among people (We divided the money among four friends.)

Synonymes : split, separate, share out

Contraires : combine, unite

Expressions courantes : divide something up, divide into groups, divide something equally

diviser

Calculer combien de fois un nombre est contenu dans un autre.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : divide A by B (Divide twelve by three to get four.); A divides into B (Two divides into ten five times.)

Contraires : multiply

Expressions courantes : divide by two, divide into six, divide a number

se diviser, se séparer

Former deux ou plusieurs parties ou branches distinctes.

En anglais simple : To become two or more separate parts.

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

Comment l'utiliser : divide into something (The stream divides into two branches.)

Synonymes : split, branch, separate

Contraires : merge, join

Expressions courantes : divide into two, cells divide, roads divide

diviser, polariser

Amener des personnes à être en désaccord ou à former des groupes opposés.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : split, polarize

Contraires : unite

Expressions courantes : divide a community, divide public opinion, divide the nation

graduer

Marquer un instrument de mesure avec des traits indiquant des unités ou des intervalles réguliers.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : divide something into units (The maker divided the scale into degrees.)

Synonymes : graduate, calibrate

Expressions courantes : divide a scale, divide a sextant, divide into degrees

fossé, fracture

Écart entre des personnes ou groupes, notamment dans les croyances, la richesse ou les possibilités.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a divide between A and B (There is a divide between younger and older voters.)

Synonymes : gap, gulf, division

Expressions courantes : digital divide, social divide, bridge the divide

séparation, ligne de partage

Ligne, crête ou autre élément qui sépare deux zones ou deux choses.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a divide between A and B (The ridge forms a divide between the two valleys.)

Synonymes : boundary, barrier, watershed

Expressions courantes : cross the divide, mountain divide, continental divide

division, partage

Action de séparer quelque chose en parties ou de le répartir en portions.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : division, partition, splitting

Contraires : union

Expressions courantes : divide of property, equal divide, divide of land