split

dividir, partir

Separar algo en partes o quedar separado en partes.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: split something into something (Split the class into three groups.); split something between people (We split the money between four friends.)

Sinónimos: divide, separate

Antónimos: join, combine

Expresiones frecuentes: split something in half, split the bill, split into something

dividirse, dividir

Separarse en grupos por diferencias de opinión, o hacer que otros se separen así.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: split over something (The committee split over the proposed changes.); split into something (The movement split into two factions.)

Sinónimos: divide, break up

Antónimos: unite

Expresiones frecuentes: split over something, split into groups, split the party

rajarse, rajar

Abrirse un material sólido, como la madera, siguiendo una línea, o hacer que se abra así.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: split along something (The timber split along a natural line.)

Sinónimos: crack, cleave

Expresiones frecuentes: split wood, split along something, split a log

abrir, rajar

Producir una herida abierta en la piel, normalmente al golpearse contra algo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: cut

Expresiones frecuentes: split your lip, split your head, split someone’s skin

largarse, irse

Irse de un lugar; se usa en lenguaje informal.

En inglés sencillo: To leave a place.

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

Sinónimos: leave, go, take off

Antónimos: stay

Expresiones frecuentes: let’s split, split from somewhere

estallar

Doler muchísimo la cabeza, como si fuera a romperse.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: head will split, head seems to split

dividido

Separado en partes o grupos, o con opiniones diferentes.

En inglés sencillo: Separated into parts, groups, or different opinions.

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

Cómo se usa: 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.)

Sinónimos: divided

Antónimos: united

Expresiones frecuentes: split decision, split opinion, split over something

división, ruptura

Desacuerdo grave que separa a personas o grupos.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: split between A and B (The split between the partners grew wider.); split in something (A split in the union delayed the vote.)

Sinónimos: division, rift, break

Antónimos: unity

Expresiones frecuentes: split between groups, split in something, bitter split