Polyglot Dictionary

desunir

/dezuˈniɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
desuno
preterite (eu)
desuni
past participle
desunido

Meaning

  1. to divide

    • A briga desuniu o grupo.

      The fight divided the group.

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Similar words

fracionar

desunir is more about disuniting or separating people or things that were joined; fracionar is more about dividing into fractions or parts, mathematically or physically — both mean "to divide."

Similar in other languages

German

dividieren

dividieren is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to divide."

Spanish

desunir

desunir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to divide."

Spanish

dividir

dividir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to divide."

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