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in two

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Into two parts.
  2. Performed further back than "in one", but still not fully upstage.

Equivalents

6 more languages
Suomihalkikahtia
Gaeilgeleathanach
Latinadis-
Nederlandsin tweeën
Svenskaitu
Українськавдвоєнавпіл

Examples

“They carry⟳ a branch half a day, meaning to do great things with it, and then they snap⟳ it in two.”
“[I]f you can cleave it in two with one stroke of your sword, I will give⟳ you my daughter to wife.”
“[S]outherners are expected to vote⟳ overwhelmingly to carve Africa's biggest country in two.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

in two jumps in two minds in two shakes in two shakes of a cow's tail in two shakes of a dog's tail in two shakes of a duck's tail

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