splinter

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Piccolo pezzo sottile e appuntito staccatosi da legno o altro materiale.

In inglese semplice: A small, thin, sharp piece broken off wood or another material.

• I have a splinter in my finger.
• She removed the splinter with tweezers.
• Sharp splinters of glass covered the floor.

Sinonimi: sliver, fragment

Espressioni comuni: a wood splinter, remove a splinter, a glass splinter

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In inglese semplice: To break into thin, sharp pieces.

• The dry wood splintered easily.
• The window frame splintered under the weight.
• Will this board splinter if I bend it?

Come si usa: splinter into something (The wooden handle splintered into sharp pieces.)

Sinonimi: shatter, break

Espressioni comuni: splinter into pieces, wood can splinter

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In inglese semplice: To make something break into thin, sharp pieces.

• The blow splintered the wood.
• Falling branches splintered the fence.
• He splintered the door frame with a hammer.

Sinonimi: shatter, break

Espressioni comuni: splinter the wood, splinter a door