adjective, verb (past tense/past participle)
lascado, fragmentado, rachado, estilhaçado
1. broken into sharp, thin pieces; fragmented into smaller parts
The wooden door was splintered after the collision.
A porta de madeira ficou lascada após a colisão.
2. divided or separated into conflicting factions or groups
The political party became splintered over ideological differences.
O partido político se fragmentou devido às diferenças ideológicas.
3. to break or cause to break into sharp fragments
The impact splintered the wooden beam into pieces.
O impacto estilhaçou a viga de madeira em pedaços.
In Brazilian Portuguese, 'lascado' is commonly used in everyday language for physical damage, while 'fragmentado' is more formal and often used in political or organizational contexts. In American English, the term is frequently used metaphorically in political discourse to describe divided movements or parties.
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