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| Engelska | Svenska |
| banana split n | (dessert) | banana split s |
| I ordered a banana split for dessert. |
| split [sth] down the middle v expr | figurative (divide in half) | dela ngt på mitten vbal uttr |
| klyva ngt itu vbal uttr |
| split hairs v expr | figurative (focus on trivial distinctions) | fokusera på struntsaker vbal uttr |
| (bildlig) | hålla på med hårklyveri vbal uttr |
| "This isn't the author's first book, just her first novel." "OK. Well, let's not split hairs." |
| split [sth] in two⇒ vtr | (halve, divide in half) | dela ngt på mitten vbal uttr |
| dela ngt i två delar vbal uttr |
| If we split the cake in two, we can have half each. |
| split into [sth] vi + prep | (divide, separate) (vardagligt) | splittas upp i ngt vbal uttr |
| delas upp i ngt vbal uttr |
| 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) | dela upp ngt i ngt vbal uttr |
| (vardagligt) | splitta ngt i ngt vtr + prep |
| Great Britain can be split into England, Scotland and Wales. |
split [sth] off,
split off [sth] vtr + adv | (break [sth] off) | bryta av ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| (vardagligt) | knäcka av ngt vtr partikel oskj |
split [sth] off from [sth],
split off [sth] from [sth] v expr | (break [sth] off [sth]) | bryta av ngt från ngt vbal uttr |
| knäcka av ngt från ngt vbal uttr |
| Jason split off a branch from the tree and used it as firewood. |
| split-off n | (act of breaking off from) | avbrytande s |
| avdelande s |
| split-off n | ([sth] broken off) | avbrytare s |
| This political party started life as a split-off from one of the country's two major parties. |
split personality,
multiple personality n | (psychological disorder) (psykologi) | personlighetsklyvning s |
| (fackterm, psykologi) | dissociativ identitetsstörning s |
| Doctors think that Henry may be suffering from a split personality. |
| split second n | figurative (briefest moment) (bildlig) | bråkdelen av en sekund s |
| (bildlig) | ögonblick s |
| I thought you were someone else then for a split second. |
| split the difference v expr | (share out [sth] remaining) | dela på skillnaden, dela på mellanskillnaden vbal uttr |
| dela på resten vbal uttr |
| We decided to split the difference, each paying £1.10 extra. |
| split the difference vi | figurative, informal (make concessions) | kompromissa vitr |
| göra en kompromiss vbal uttr |
| (bildlig) | mötas på halva vägen vbal uttr |
| 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) | dela upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| dela ngt vtr |
| I´m going to split up this pizza into four slices. |
| split-up n | (separation of a couple) | separation s |
| det att skiljas s |
| The couple's split-up was on the front page of all the celebrity gossip magazines. |
| split-up n | (disbanding of a group) | splittring s |
| Following their split-up, the Beatles went on to forge solo careers. |
| split-up n | (division into portions) | uppdelning, splittring s |
| split-up n | (business: restructuring) | splittring s |
| uppdelning, delning s |
