zersplittern

v/t (hat zersplittert) und v/i (ist) split; (Knochen) splinter (auch fig., Gruppe etc.); (Glas) shatter; seine Kräfte / Zeit zersplittern fritter away one’s energies / time; eine in viele Grüppchen zersplitterte Partei a fragmented party that is little more than a collection of splinter groups

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to shatter; to split

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zer|splịt|tern ptp zerspli\#ttert

1. vt

to shatter; Holz to splinter; (fig) Kräfte, Zeit to dissipate, to squander; Gruppe, Partei to fragment

2. vi aux sein

to shatter; (Holz, Knochen) to splinter; (fig) to split up

3. vr

to shatter; (Holz) to splinter; (fig) to dissipate or squander one's energies; (Gruppe, Partei) to fragment, to become fragmented

der Widerstand ist zu zersplittert — the opposition is too fragmented

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(to split into splinters: The door splintered under the heavy blow.) splint

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zer·split·tern *

I. vt Hilfsverb: haben

▪ etw \zersplittern to shatter sth

seine Kräfte/Zeit \zersplittern to dissipate [or squander] one's energies/time

eine Gruppe/Partei \zersplittern to fragment a group/party

II. vi Hilfsverb: sein to shatter; Holz, Knochen to splinter

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intransitives Verb; mit sein <wood, bone> splinter; <glass> shatter

das Land war in viele Kleinstaaten zersplittert — the country was fragmented into many small states

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zersplittern v/t (hat zersplittert) und v/i (ist) split; (Knochen) splinter (auch fig, Gruppe etc); (Glas) shatter;

seine Kräfte/Zeit zersplittern fritter away one’s energies/time;

eine in viele Grüppchen zersplitterte Partei a fragmented party that is little more than a collection of splinter groups

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intransitives Verb; mit sein <wood, bone> splinter; <glass> shatter

das Land war in viele Kleinstaaten zersplittert — the country was fragmented into many small states

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n.

fragmentation n.