cleave

cleave
I kli:v past tense - cleft; verb
(to split or divide.) partir
- cleaver
- cloven hoof
- cleft hoof
II kli:v past tense, past participle - cleaved
(to stick to.) adherirse, pegarse
cleave
tr[kliːv]
transitive verb (pt cleft tr[kleft] , cleaved o clove tr[kləʊv] , pp cleft tr[kleft] , cleaved o cloven tr['kləʊvən] , ger cleaving)
1 (split) hender, partir
cleave ['kli:v] vi, cleaved ['kli:vd] or clove ['klo:v] ; cleaving adhere: adherirse, unirse
cleave vt, cleaved ; cleaving split: hender, dividir, partir
cleave
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: cleaved) or: cleft•) = hender v.
• rajar v.
• surcar v.
kliːv
1.
transitive verb (past cleaved or cleft or (arch) clove; past p cleaved or cleft or (arch) cloven) (arch or liter) hender* (liter), partir

2.
vi (past & past p cleaved)
1) (cut through)

to cleave through something — \<\<crowd/enemy\>\> abrirse* camino a través de algo; \<\<waves\>\> surcar*

2) (be faithful) (liter)

to cleave TO somebody/something — serle* fiel a alguien/algo


I
[kliːv]
(pt clove, cleft) (pp cloven, cleft) VT (=split) partir; [+ water] surcar
II
[kliːv]
VI

to cleave to — adherirse a, no separarse de

to cleave together — ser inseparables

* * *
[kliːv]
1.
transitive verb (past cleaved or cleft or (arch) clove; past p cleaved or cleft or (arch) cloven) (arch or liter) hender* (liter), partir

2.
vi (past & past p cleaved)
1) (cut through)

to cleave through something — \<\<crowd/enemy\>\> abrirse* camino a través de algo; \<\<waves\>\> surcar*

2) (be faithful) (liter)

to cleave TO somebody/something — serle* fiel a alguien/algo


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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