splinter

1. (intransitive)To come apart into long sharp fragments.

   The tall tree splintered during the storm.

   zersplittern

   расщеплятьсяrasščepljatʹsja, раскалыватьсяraskalyvatʹsja

2. (transitive)To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.

   His third kick splintered the door.

   zersplittern

   расщеплятьrasščepljatʹ, раскалыватьraskalyvatʹ

   break up into splinters or slivers

3. (figuratively)To break, or cause to break, into factions.

   The government splintered when the coalition members could not agree.

   The unpopular new policies splintered the company.

4. (transitive)To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.

1. Tom had a splinter in his finger.

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2. I can't get this splinter out of my finger.

   deIch bekomme diesen Splitter nicht aus meinem Finger. — al_ex_an_der

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3. I have a splinter in my finger, and I can't get it out.

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4. Tom asked Mary to help him get a splinter out of his finger.

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5. I have a splinter in the palm of my hand.

   ruУ меня заноза в ладони. — sharptoothed

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