clivant

klivɑ̃

Definition

Definition of clivant - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

polémique

Rare

qui divise les opinions ou crée des oppositions

Rare

Ce sujet clivant a divisé la classe en deux camps.
Son humour clivant ne plaît pas à tout le monde.
Une réforme clivante a provoqué des débats houleux.

controversé

diviseur

polarisant

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Origin of clivant

latin, clivare (fendre)

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English:divisive, ...
German:spaltend, ...
Italian:divisivo, ...
Spanish:divisivo, ...
Portuguese:divisivo, ...
Chinese:有争议, ...
Japanese:分断的な, ...
Arabic:مُثِير لِلجَدَل, ...
Hebrew:שָׁנוּי בְּמַחְלוֹקֶת, ...
Russian:разделяющий, ...
Ukrainian:суперечливий, ...
Catalan:divisori, ...
Danish:polariserende, ...
Dutch:polariserend, ...
Greek:διχαστικός, ...
Hungarian:megosztó, ...
Khmer:បង្កការបែកបាក់, ...
Korean:분열을 일으키는, ...
Polish:kontrowersyjny, ...
Portuguese (BR):divisivo, ...
Romanian:divizant, ...
Swedish:polariserande, ...
Thai:สร้างความแตกแยก, ...
Turkish:bölücü, ...
Vietnamese:gây chia rẽ, ...

cliver

klive

Definition of cliver - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

sociétécréer une division ou une séparation dans un groupe

Cette décision risque de cliver l'opinion publique.

diviser

fracturer

chimie

TECH.

rompre une liaison entre atomes ou molécules

TECH.

Cette enzyme peut cliver les protéines en fragments plus petits.

dissocier

rompre

joaillerie

TECH.

fendre une pierre précieuse selon ses lignes naturelles

TECH.

Le joaillier va cliver ce diamant pour en faire deux pierres.

détacher

fendre

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Origin of cliver

anglais, to cleave (fendre)

Examples of cliver in a sentence

Un discours mal formulé peut cliver une équipe soudée.
La réaction permet de cliver la molécule cible.
On peut cliver ce composé avec un catalyseur approprié.
Il faut cliver la pierre avec précision pour éviter les pertes.
On apprend à cliver les émeraudes en formation.

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English:divide, cleave, ...
German:spalten, aufspalten, ...
Italian:dividere, clivare, ...
Spanish:dividir, clivar, ...
Portuguese:dividir, clivar, ...
Chinese:分裂, 切割, ...
Japanese:分断する, 切断する, ...
Arabic:قسّم, فكّك, ...
Hebrew:לְפַלֵּג, לִפְרוֹק קֶשֶׁר, ...
Russian:разделять, расщеплять, ...
Ukrainian:розколювати, розщеплювати, ...
Catalan:dividir, clivar, ...
Danish:splitte, kløve, ...
Dutch:verdelen, splitsen, ...
Greek:διαχωρίζω, διασπώ, ...
Hungarian:megosztani, hasítani, ...
Khmer:បំបែក, កាត់ផ្តាច់ចំណង, ...
Korean:분열시키다, 분해하다, ...
Polish:dzielić, rozszczepiać, ...
Portuguese (BR):dividir, clivar, ...
Romanian:a diviza, a cliva, ...
Swedish:splittra, klyva, ...
Thai:สร้างความแตกแยก, แยกพันธะ, ...
Turkish:bölmek, parçalamak, ...
Vietnamese:gây chia rẽ, phân cắt, ...

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