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dividere

divide

verb dee-VEE-deh-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin dividere

Also means

share

Usage Note

Dividere means both 'to divide' and 'to share', so dividere il conto is 'to split the bill'. Its past participle diviso is irregular. The reflexive dividersi means 'to part ways' or 'to split up'.

Examples

"Dividiamo il conto a metà."

Natural Translation

Let's split the bill in half.

Literal Translation

We-divide the bill at half.

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