split

/splɪt/ noun [C]

Translation

BREAK › a long, thin hole in something where it has broken apart

yarık, çatlak, yırtık

There's a split in my trousers.1657

DISAGREEMENT › when a group of people divides into smaller groups because they disagree about something

hizpleşme, ayrılık, ayrılmak, bölünme

This issue is likely to cause a major split in the party.1957

RELATIONSHIP › when a marriage or relationship ends

ayrılık, boşanma, bozuşma

Very few of their friends were surprised when they announced their split last week.634

(Definition of split noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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