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Meanings of
carve up
in English
Portuguese
dividir-se
Catalan
partir
Spanish
partir
Back to the meaning
Separate into parts or portions.
separate
split
divide
dissever
split up
unite
Portuguese
dividir-se
Synonyms
Examples for "
separate
"
separate
split
divide
dissever
split up
Examples for "
separate
"
1
However, it remains a
separate
issue to the Good Friday alcohol ban.
2
State media said they were planning two
separate
attacks on crowded areas.
3
EU members have to be members of the
separate
Council of Europe.
4
No territory, state or individual can
separate
and work underground, Barroso said.
5
Hain said the issue of crime was a
separate
and complicated matter.
1
Recent opinion polls have shown public opinion is
split
on the issue.
2
However, they confirmed their
split
earlier this month following weeks of speculation.
3
We know what happens when countries
split
along these lines: Trump happens.
4
The government will introduce legislation allowing parents to
split
paid parental leave.
5
Although some say a
split
is good for financial markets, I disagree.
1
Events in Europe suggest IS is failing in its mission to
divide
.
2
The main issues are the economy, jobs and the growing wealth
divide
.
3
Yet economics only goes some way to explaining the new cultural
divide
.
4
Political scientists have been aware of the growing education
divide
for decades.
5
We
divide
that day into smaller fractions: the hour, minute, and second.
1
He strove to unfasten her girdle, but might not
dissever
the clasp.
2
To
dissever
them without injury to the written spaces was by no means easy.
3
But all her childish reasoning could not
dissever
the two.
4
Woe, woe to the heart that would dare to
dissever
!
5
Bill seemed to shatter friendships and
dissever
old alliances.
1
The other four members of the group
split
up
the following year.
2
They'd
split
up
,
Doris and Bert, a year after I left home.
3
Following the
split
up
both companies were seen as potential takeover targets.
4
The couple had
split
up
several months previously but remained business partners.
5
Moller-Maersk could
split
up
into separate companies, its chairman said on Thursday.
Usage of
carve up
in English
1
This year, Ireland fared relatively well in the
carve
up
.
2
Their
carve
up
of all the best games continues apace.
3
The parties also have still to
carve
up
ministerial posts.
4
They fear it will
carve
up
the southern island of Mindanao into Muslim enclaves.
5
They fear it will
carve
up
Mindanao into Muslim enclaves.
6
It takes glaciers to
carve
up
a mountain like that.
7
Chop off a limb or
carve
up
an organ, and it doesn't grow back.
8
Who do you suppose they'll
carve
up
first... the pig, the dog, or me?
9
The so-called WRC-2015 conference aims to
carve
up
the available spectrum amongst different competing uses.
10
In any case, why use poison when you intended to
carve
up
your victim afterward?
11
Who wants to
carve
up
a business like that?
12
It was not clear whether a deal had been reached or how a
carve
up
would work.
13
Al these great powers had, by secret treaties, agreed to
carve
up
and share small, helpless nations.
14
The titans continue to butt heads as they race to
carve
up
the rest of the globe.
15
Let's
carve
up
this grapefruit and make a fine rum punch, maybe toss in a blotter .
16
I learned to downhill ski with elegant parallel turns and
carve
up
the snow faster and faster.
Other examples for "carve up"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
carve
up
carve
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
carve up
Portuguese
dividir-se
esmigalhar
dividir
repartir
articular-se
Catalan
partir
repartir
dividir
separar
Spanish
partir
repartir
dividir
separar
Carve up
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Carve up
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