partir.
to split (divide something, especially in two roughly equal parts)
Meaning & usage
to split (divide something, especially in two roughly equal parts)
Tente partir esse pedaço de madeira.
to split; to break apart (become divided, especially in two roughly equal parts)
O meu monitor se partiu em mil pedacinhos com a pancada.
to depart; to leave; to go away
Temos que partir da cidade o quanto antes.
to leave us; to depart (die)
Meu tio partiu ontem de noite.
to come (be caused by)
De onde partiram suas dúvidas?
to start behaving (in a particular way)
Me dê o dinheiro senão eu vou ter que partir pra violência.
to fall on; to attack
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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