partition

cloison

Mur léger ou panneau qui sépare différentes parties d’une pièce.

En anglais simple : A wall or screen that separates one part of a room from another.

• A partition separates the two desks.
• They installed glass partitions in the office.
• We removed the wooden partition to make one large room.

Synonymes : divider, screen, dividing wall

Expressions courantes : glass partition, room partition, movable partition

partition, division

Division d’un pays ou d’une région en territoires ayant chacun leur propre gouvernement.

En anglais simple : The division of a country or region into separate areas with their own governments.

• Partition created two separate countries.
• Many families moved after the partition of India.
• The leaders opposed the partition of their country.

Synonymes : division, splitting

Contraires : unification

Expressions courantes : partition of india, territorial partition

partie, portion

Une des parties obtenues après la division d’un ensemble plus grand.

En anglais simple : One of the parts left after something larger has been divided.

• Each partition had its own local government.
• The Russian partition covered a large area.
• Families lived in different partitions of the former kingdom.

Synonymes : section, portion

Expressions courantes : russian partition, separate partition

diviser, partitionner

Séparer quelque chose en deux parties ou plus.

En anglais simple : To separate something into two or more parts.

• We partitioned the data into two groups.
• The program partitions each file into smaller sections.
• Can you partition the set into equal parts?

Comment l'utiliser : partition something into something (We partitioned the data into three groups.)

Synonymes : divide, split, separate

Contraires : combine

Expressions courantes : partition something into, partition the data

diviser, cloisonner

Diviser une pièce, un pays ou un autre espace en sections distinctes.

En anglais simple : To divide a room, country, or other area into separate sections.

• They partitioned the room with a screen.
• A wall partitions the office into two areas.
• The treaty partitioned the territory between two states.

Comment l'utiliser : partition something into something (They partitioned the office into three rooms.); partition something off (We partitioned off a quiet corner for reading.)

Synonymes : divide, divide up

Expressions courantes : partition a room, partition off something