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splitting

[/ˈsplɪtɪŋ/]
verb (gerund/present participle) / adjective / noun
divisão, rachadura, repartição
1. The act of dividing or separating something into parts
They are splitting the cost of the apartment.
Eles estão dividindo o custo do apartamento.
2. A crack or tear in a surface
The wood shows signs of splitting.
A madeira mostra sinais de rachadura.
3. Extremely painful or severe (adjective use)
I have a splitting headache.
Tenho uma dor de cabeça terrível.
4. Leaving or departing (informal)
We're splitting town tomorrow.
Estamos saindo da cidade amanhã.
NYC Slang
splitting = leaving/getting out (e.g., 'Let's split')
Synonyms
dividingcrackingseparatingpartitioningbreaking
Antonyms
joiningcombiningunitingmerging

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
divisão, rachadura
Common usage in both contexts
São Paulo
repartição, dividindo
Formal context preferred
Portugal
divisão, fenda
Fenda more common for physical cracks

Related Idioms & Phrases

splitting hairs - making unnecessary distinctions
splitting the difference - compromising between two amounts
splitting up - breaking a relationship or separating a group
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