carve up

• Verbe à particule signifiant découper quelque chose en morceaux ou diviser quelque chose, en particulier un terrain ou un territoire, en parties plus petites.

A phrasal verb meaning to cut something into pieces, or to divide something, especially land or territory, into smaller parts.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Cut into piecesinformal

   To cut something, especially food, into smaller pieces.

   Découper en morceaux

   • He carved up the roast chicken for dinner.
   • She carved up the watermelon into slices.
   • The chef carved up the turkey with precision.

   Synonymeschopcut updivideportionslicesplit

2. Divide or shareinformal

   To divide something, such as land, money, or resources, among people.

   diviser/partager

   • The developers carved up the estate into several lots.
   • They carved up the profits equally among the partners.
   • The territory was carved up by the conquering armies.

   Synonymesallocateallotapportiondistributedividedivvy upparcel outpartitionshare-outsplit

   Antonymescollectcombinegatherjoinmergeunite

3. Drive aggressivelyinformalbritish

   To overtake and cut in front of another vehicle in a dangerous manner.

   Faire une queue de poisson

   • A motorcyclist carved up the traffic on the highway.
   • He got angry when another driver carved him up.
   • The taxi carved up the bus to make a turn.

   Synonymescut incut up

Verbe de basecarve