Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 spalten
, 🇪🇸 partir
, 🇮🇹 spezzare
, 🇵🇹 fender
, 🇨🇳 分开
, 🇯🇵 割る
, 🇰🇷 가르다
, 🇸🇦 تقطيع
, 🇮🇳 बांटना
Usage Examples
- Il a fendu le pain en deux avec un couteau.
- Le vent a fendu les feuilles des arbres.
- Les scieurs fendent le bois pour fabriquer des planches.
Etymology
**Etymology of “fendre”**
French *fendre* (‘to split, cleave’) derives directly from Latin *fendere* “to split or break”. In Old French it appeared as *fendre* or *fendre*, with the Latin infinitive ending *‑ere* reduced to the French *‑re* while keeping the root *‑fend‑*. The term has preserved its original sense of breaking apart and is cognate with Latin *fendo* (“I split”) and the Germanic root *fand-*.
Synonyms
scinder
diviser
couper
trancher
séparer
déchirer
casser
éclater
Antonyms
assembler
unir
rassembler
coller
lier