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partir.

to split (divide something, especially in two roughly equal parts)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/paʁˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/Brazil[pahˈt͡ʃi(h)]Brazil/paɾˈt͡ʃi(ɾ)/São-Paulo/paʁˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to split (divide something, especially in two roughly equal parts)

    transitive
    Tente partir esse pedaço de madeira.
  2. to split; to break apart (become divided, especially in two roughly equal parts)

    intransitive · pronominal
    O meu monitor se partiu em mil pedacinhos com a pancada.
  3. to depart; to leave; to go away

    formal · intransitive
    Temos que partir da cidade o quanto antes.
  4. to leave us; to depart (die)

    euphemistic · intransitive
    Meu tio partiu ontem de noite.
  5. to come (be caused by)

    intransitive
    De onde partiram suas dúvidas?
  6. to start behaving (in a particular way)

    colloquial · intransitive
    Me dê o dinheiro senão eu vou ter que partir pra violência.
  7. to fall on; to attack

    colloquial · intransitive
    O cachorro partiu para cima de mim assim que me viu.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *pérh₃tis? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin partīre Old Galician-Portuguese partir Portuguese partir Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese partir, from Latin partīre.

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