zerlegen

v/t

1. take apart (oder to pieces); TECH. auch dismantle, disassemble; (zerschneiden) cut up; (Braten) carve; (Leiche) dissect; etw. in seine Einzelteile zerlegen reduce s.th. to (oder break s.th. down into) its component parts, take s.th. to pieces; (Motor) strip s.th. (down)

2. CHEM. decompose

3. MATH. reduce

4. OPT. (Lichtstrahl) disperse

5. fig. analy|se (Am. -ze) (auch Ling.), dissect; (Theorie etc.) auch break down

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to anatomize; to decompose; to take to pieces; to dissect; to analyse; to cut up; to analyze; to resolve; to disassemble; to carve

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zer|le|gen ptp zerlegt

vt

(= auseinandernehmen) to take apart or to pieces; Gerüst, Maschine auch to dismantle; Motor, Getriebe auch to strip down; Theorie, Argumente to break down; (GRAM) to analyse (Brit), to analyze (US); (CHEM) to break down; (= zerschneiden) to cut up; Geflügel, Wild to carve up; (BIOL) to dissect

etw in seine Einzelteile zerlégen — to take sth to pieces; to dismantle sth completely; to strip sth down; to break sth down into its (individual) constituents; Satz to parse sth

eine Zahl in ihre Faktoren zerlégen — to factorize a number

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1) (to pull down or take to pieces: The wardrobe was so large we had to dismantle it to get it down the stairs.) dismantle

2) (to divide (an animal etc for cooking) at the, or into, joints: Joint the chicken before cooking it.) joint

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vt

1. KOCHK

▪ etw \zerlegen to cut [up] sth sep

den Braten \zerlegen to carve the roast; BIOL to dissect sth

2. (auseinandernehmen)

▪ etw \zerlegen to take sth apart [or to pieces]

eine Maschine \zerlegen to dismantle a machine

ein Getriebe/einen Motor \zerlegen to strip down a transmission/motor

3. (analysieren)

eine Theorie \zerlegen to break down a theory

einen Satz \zerlegen to analyze [or BRIT a. -se] a sentence; MATH to reduce [to]

4. CHEM

eine Verbindung in ihre Bestandteile \zerlegen to decompose a compound in its components

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transitives Verb

1) dismantle; take to pieces; strip, dismantle <engine>

etwas in seine Bestandteile zerlegen — reduce something to its component parts

2) cut up <animal, meat>

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zerlegen v/t

1. take apart (oder to pieces); TECH auch dismantle, disassemble; (zerschneiden) cut up; (Braten) carve; (Leiche) dissect;

etwas in seine Einzelteile zerlegen reduce sth to (oder break sth down into) its component parts, take sth to pieces; (Motor) strip sth (down)

2. CHEM decompose

3. MATH reduce

4. OPT (Lichtstrahl) disperse

5. fig analyse (US -ze) ( auch LING), dissect; (Theorie etc) auch break down

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transitives Verb

1) dismantle; take to pieces; strip, dismantle <engine>

etwas in seine Bestandteile zerlegen — reduce something to its component parts

2) cut up <animal, meat>

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v.

to analyse v.

to carve v.

to decompose v.

to disassemble v.

to disjoint v.

to dismantle v.

to dismember v.

to disperse v.

to dissect v.