See also: fendré

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin findere, from Proto-Italic *findō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (to split).

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fendre (first-person singular present fenc, first-person singular preterite fenguí, past participle fes); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (transitive) to split, to cleave
  2. (transitive) to score (cut a groove in order to create a fold)

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References

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  • “fendre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French fendre, from Latin findere, from Proto-Italic *findō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (to split).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɑ̃dʁ/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃dr

Verb

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fendre

  1. to split, to chop (wood), to crack
  2. to shoulder (one's way through a crowd)
  3. (figurative) to break (someone's heart)
  4. (reflexive, se fendre, of heart) to break
  5. (reflexive, se fendre) to crack, to split
    • 2013, Zaz, Déterre:
      Comme tu veux, vas-y ! Vas-y comme tu veux ! Sens-tu le sol se fendre en deux ?
      However you want — that's it! However you want to — you do you. Do you feel the ground splitting into two?
      (literally, “Like you want, go on; go on like you want. Do you feel the ground split[ting] in two?”)
  6. (reflexive, se fendre, ~ de) to manage, to come up with
  7. (reflexive, se fendre, fencing) to lunge

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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fendre m

  1. indefinite plural of fender

Occitan

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Etymology

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From Latin findere.

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fendre

  1. (Languedoc, Limousin, Vivaro-alpine) to divide, split

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Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin findere, present active infinitive of findō.

Verb

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fendre

  1. to split

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

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  • French: fendre