What does dividere in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word dividere in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use dividere in Italian.

The word dividere in Italian means divide, separate, divide, share, divide, divide, split, split up, divide, split, divide your time, divide, separate, distinguish, divide, sort into groups. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word dividere

divide, separate

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (separare, allontanare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
I due si stavano azzuffando e la maestra corse subito a dividerli. Per prima cosa ho diviso le carte rosse e quelle blu.
The two started to fight and the teacher ran to separate them. First, I divided the red cards from the blue ones.

divide, share

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (distribuire)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Invece di dividere tra noi i soldi avanzati, potremmo tenerli da parte.
Let's split the bill fifty-fifty.

divide

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (matematica: divisione) (math)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Dividi nove per tre.
Divide nine by three.

divide, split, split up

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (separarsi)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Più avanti quando la strada si divide, prendete a destra. Gli escursionisti si sono divisi e un gruppo è tornato a valle.
Further on, where the road splits, turn right. The excursionists split up and one group went back down.

divide, split

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (essere suddiviso)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
I vertebrati si dividono in cinque gruppi.
Vertebrates are divided into five groups.

divide your time

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (occuparsi di più cose)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Stasera mi sto dividendo tra lo stirare, la cucina, stare dietro al bimbo e la televisione.
This evening I'm dividing my time between ironing, cooking, looking after my son and television.

divide, separate

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (rendere lontani) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le nostre idee ci dividono.
Our ideas divide us.

distinguish

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (distinguere) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Bisogna saper dividere l'amore dal sesso.
You need to be able to distinguish love from sex.

divide

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (classificare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
I biologi dividono i vertebrati in cinque gruppi.
Biologists divide vertebrates into five groups.

sort into groups

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale

Per questo esercizio sarete suddivisi in gruppi di quattro persone.

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