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frammentare

to fragment

verb frahm-men-TAH-reh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

to break up

Usage Note

Frammentare means to divide something into fragments, physically or figuratively. The reflexive frammentarsi is very common: il partito si è frammentato (the party fragmented). The past participle frammentato is used as an adjective meaning 'fragmented.' Auxiliary is avere in the transitive, essere in the reflexive.

Examples

"La crisi ha frammentato il fronte dell'opposizione."

Natural Translation

The crisis fragmented the opposition front.

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