splinter

splinter
noun (a small sharp broken piece of wood etc: The rough plank gave her a splinter in her finger.) astilla
splinter n astilla / esquirla
I've got a splinter in my finger se me ha metido una astilla en el dedo
splinter
tr['splɪntəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 (of wood) astilla; (of metal, bone, stone) esquirla; (of glass) fragmento
transitive verb
1 astillar, hacer astillas
intransitive verb
1 astillarse, hacerse astillas
2 SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL escindirse (off, -)
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
splinter group grupo disidente, facción nombre femenino
splinter ['splɪntər] vt
: astillar
splinter vi
: astillarse
splinter n
: astilla f
splinter
n.
• astilla s.f.
• brizna s.f.
• esquirla s.f.
• raja s.f.
v.
• astillar v.
• hacerse astillas v.
'splɪntər
I
noun (of wood) astilla f; (of glass, bone, metal) esquirla f; (before n)

splinter group — grupo m escindido


II
1.
intransitive verb
a) (break into pieces) \<\<wood/bone\>\> astillarse

some bits of metal splintered off — se desprendieron algunos trocitos de metal

b) \<\<political party/society\>\> escindirse

2.
vt \<\<wood/bone\>\> astillar
['splɪntǝ(r)]
1.
N [of wood, metal] astilla f ; [of glass] fragmento m ; [of bone] esquirla f , fragmento m

I've got a splinter in my finger — tengo una astilla en el dedo

2.
VI astillarse, hacerse astillas; (fig) [party] escindirse

to splinter off from — escindirse or separarse de

3. VT
1) (lit) astillar, hacer astillas
2) (fig) [+ party] dividir
4.
CPD

splinter group N — grupo m disidente, facción f

splinter party N — partido m nuevo (formado a raíz de la escisión de otro)

* * *
['splɪntər]
I
noun (of wood) astilla f; (of glass, bone, metal) esquirla f; (before n)

splinter group — grupo m escindido


II
1.
intransitive verb
a) (break into pieces) \<\<wood/bone\>\> astillarse

some bits of metal splintered off — se desprendieron algunos trocitos de metal

b) \<\<political party/society\>\> escindirse

2.
vt \<\<wood/bone\>\> astillar

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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