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| Inglês | Português |
| banana split n | (dessert) | banana split loc sf |
| I ordered a banana split for dessert. |
| lickety-split adv | US, informal (very quickly) | rapidamente adv |
| When I realised the building was on fire, I got out of there lickety-split. |
| split [sth] down the middle v expr | figurative (divide in half) | dividir ao meio vt + loc adv |
| split end n | usually plural (broken tip of a hair) (ponta quebrada do cabelo) | ponta dupla sf + adj |
| pontas duplas sf pl + adj |
| split hairs v expr | figurative (focus on trivial things) (figurado) | buscar pelo em ovo expres v |
| (figurado) | procurar chifre em cabeça de cavalo expres v |
| split [sth] in two⇒ vtr | (halve, divide in half) | dividir em dois vt + loc adv |
| If we split the cake in two, we can have half each. |
| split incentives npl | (conflicting priorities) (conflito de prioridades) | diferentes prioridades sf pl |
| split into [sth] vi + prep | (divide, separate) (dividir em) | dividir-se em expres v |
| separar-se em expres v |
| The road ahead split into two, one going north and one going south. |
| split [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (divide [sth] into parts) (ser dividido em) | dividir em expres v |
| separar em vt |
| Great Britain can be split into England, Scotland and Wales. |
| split leather n | (fibrous underlayer of leather split from top skin layer) (camada interna de couro separada da camada externa) | revestimento interno de couro sm |
| camada interna de couro sf |
split [sth] off,
split off [sth] vtr + adv | (break [sth] off) | separar vt |
| dividir vt |
split [sth] off from [sth],
split off [sth] from [sth] vtr + prep | (break [sth] off [sth]) | separar vt |
| quebrar vt |
| Jason split off a branch from the tree and used it as firewood. |
| split-off n | (act of breaking off from) | cisão sf |
| divisão sf |
| separação sf |
| rompimento sm |
| split-off n | ([sth] broken off) | dissidência sf |
| This political party started life as a split-off from one of the country's two major parties. |
| split open vi | (tear or be cut apart) | abrir-se vp |
| The shell split open to reveal an eagle chick. |
| split pea n | (legume) | lentilha sf |
| Split peas cook quicker if you soak them for a few hours first. |
split personality,
multiple personality n | (psychological disorder) (distúrbio psicológico) | dupla personalidade loc sf |
| (psicologia) | transtorno dissociativo de personalidade loc sm |
| Doctors think that Henry may be suffering from a split personality. |
| split second n | figurative (briefest moment) (figurado, breve momento) | fração de segundo loc sf |
| I thought you were someone else then for a split second. |
| split sole n | (shoe: sole with separate toe and heel sections) (calçado: sola com parte separada dos dedos e salto) | sapato de sola dupla sm |
| calçado com sola bipartida sm |
| calçado de sola separada sm |
| split the difference v expr | (share out [sth] remaining) | dividir a diferença expres |
| dividir o restante expres |
| We decided to split the difference, each paying £1.10 extra. |
| split the difference vi | figurative, informal (make concessions) (figurado) | resolver a diferença expres |
| (figurado) | chegar a um meio-termo expres |
| You want to go to a Chinese restaurant, and I want Mexican. Let's split the difference and get a pizza. |
| split [sth] up vtr + adv | (divide into portions) | dividir vt |
| I´m going to split up this pizza into four slices. |
| Vou dividir esta pizza em quatro pedaços. |
| split vote n | (election result with no majority) (resultado de eleição sem a maioria) | voto dividido sm |
| split your nails v expr | (break your fingernails) | quebrar as unhas expres v |
| I always split my nails when I go ten pin bowling. |
split-level,
split level adj | (divided into levels or floors) (dividido em níveis ou andares) | separado em níveis expres |
| separado por andares expres |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| split-off n | (corporate restructuring) (tipo de reestruturação corporativa) | cisão sf |
| split-up n | (separation of a couple) | separação sf |
| rompimento sm |
| The couple's split-up was on the front page of all the celebrity gossip magazines. |
| split-up n | (disbanding of a group) | dissolução sf |
| separação sf |
| Following their split-up, the Beatles went on to forge solo careers. |
| split-up n | (division into portions) | repartição sf |
| divisão sf |
| split-up n | (business: restructuring) | reestruturação sf |
