division

a part of a larger organization or system, such as a company or government department

departamento, división, sección

• the division between A and B

Collocations division of labor · departmental divisions

• The company is divided into several departments.

  La empresa está dividida en varios departamentos.

the process of dividing one number by another in mathematics

división (matemática)

• do a division

Collocations division problem · long division

• The students are learning long division.

  Los estudiantes están aprendiendo la división larga.

an argument or disagreement between people, groups, or countries

división, desacuerdo, conflicto

• a division between A and B

Collocations political divisions · religious divisions

• There is a deep division in the country over this issue.

  Hay una profunda división en el país sobre este tema.

a large military unit, such as an army division or naval division

división (militar)

• army/naval division

Collocations division commander · infantry division

• The army division was deployed to the border.

  La división del ejército fue desplegada en la frontera.

a group of teams or players in a sports league, often based on skill level

división (deportiva)

• first/second division

Collocations football divisions · basketball divisions

• The team is in the second division.

  El equipo está en la segunda división.

the act of dividing a line or shape into two equal parts

división (geométrica)

• a division of A

Collocations line division · shape division

• The line is divided into two equal parts.

  La línea se divide en dos partes iguales.

a period of time when a country or organization was split into separate parts

división (histórica)

• the division of A

Collocations division of Germany · division of India

• The division of the country led to years of conflict.

  La división del país llevó a años de conflicto.

a separate part of a company that deals with a particular area of business or product line

división (empresarial)

• the division of A

Collocations business divisions · product divisions

• The company has several business divisions.

  La empresa tiene varias divisiones empresariales.