split

diviser, séparer

Diviser quelque chose en plusieurs parties, ou se diviser ainsi.

En anglais simple : To divide something into parts, or become divided into parts.

• We split the cake in half.
• They split the bill equally.
• The path splits into two near the river.

Comment l'utiliser : split something into something (Split the class into three groups.); split something between people (We split the money between four friends.)

Synonymes : divide, separate

Contraires : join, combine

Expressions courantes : split something in half, split the bill, split into something

se diviser, diviser

Se séparer en groupes à cause d’un désaccord, ou provoquer cette séparation.

En anglais simple : If people separate because they disagree, they form different groups or support different sides.

• The party split over the issue.
• Members are split between two candidates.
• The argument split the group into rival camps.

Comment l'utiliser : split over something (The committee split over the proposed changes.); split into something (The movement split into two factions.)

Synonymes : divide, break up

Contraires : unite

Expressions courantes : split over something, split into groups, split the party

se fendre, fendre

Se casser en s’ouvrant le long d’une ligne, comme le bois, ou provoquer cette ouverture.

En anglais simple : If wood or another solid material breaks along a line, it opens or separates.

• The dry wood split easily.
• He split the log with an axe.
• The board had split along the grain.

Comment l'utiliser : split along something (The timber split along a natural line.)

Synonymes : crack, cleave

Expressions courantes : split wood, split along something, split a log

fendre, ouvrir

Faire une plaie dans la peau, généralement en se cognant contre quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To break the skin open, usually by hitting it against something.

• I split my lip.
• She fell and split her chin.
• The impact split the skin above his eye.

Synonymes : cut

Expressions courantes : split your lip, split your head, split someone’s skin

se tirer, filer

Quitter un endroit, dans un langage familier.

En anglais simple : To leave a place.

• It is late. Let’s split.
• We split before the police arrived.
• Everyone had split by midnight.

Synonymes : leave, go, take off

Contraires : stay

Expressions courantes : let’s split, split from somewhere

éclater

Faire très mal, en parlant de la tête, comme si elle allait éclater.

En anglais simple : If your head feels as if it is breaking apart, it hurts very badly.

• My head feels like it will split.
• The pounding made her head seem to split.
• After hours of noise, his head felt ready to split.

Expressions courantes : head will split, head seems to split

divisé

Séparé en parties ou en groupes, ou partagé entre des opinions différentes.

En anglais simple : Separated into parts, groups, or different opinions.

• The committee is split.
• Public opinion remains split on the issue.
• The judges reached a split decision.

Comment l'utiliser : split over/on something (The family is split over the move.); split between A and B (Her loyalties are split between her family and her career.)

Synonymes : divided

Contraires : united

Expressions courantes : split decision, split opinion, split over something

division, scission

Désaccord important qui sépare des personnes ou des groupes.

En anglais simple : A serious disagreement that separates people or groups.

• The argument caused a split.
• A split in the party weakened its leadership.
• They tried to heal the split between the two communities.

Comment l'utiliser : split between A and B (The split between the partners grew wider.); split in something (A split in the union delayed the vote.)

Synonymes : division, rift, break

Contraires : unity

Expressions courantes : split between groups, split in something, bitter split