splinter

a thin piece of wood that breaks off from a larger piece, especially when you hit it or step on it

esquirla de madera

• a splinter in your finger

Collocations get a splinter · remove a splinter

• I got a splinter in my finger.

  Me hice un esquirlón en el dedo.

(in the US) a small group of people who share similar political views and work together to achieve their goals, especially within a larger political party or organization

fracción política, grupo minoritario

• a splinter group

Collocations form a splinter group · join a splinter group

• The new party was formed by a splinter group of the Labour Party.

  El nuevo partido fue formado por un grupo minoritario del Partido Laborista.

(intransitive) to break into thin pieces, especially when you hit something hard or sharp

romperse en esquirlas

• [I + obj]

Collocations wood splinters

• The wood splintered when the axe hit it.

  La madera se rompió en esquirlas cuando el hacha la golpeó.

(transitive) to remove a splinter from someone's skin

extraer un esquirlón

• [T + obj]

Collocations splinter out

• He splintered the wood from my finger.

  Él extrajo el esquirlón de mi dedo.