to rive
01
riva sönder, klyva
to become torn
Intransitive
Exempel
During the earthquake, the ground began to rive, creating deep cracks.
Under jordbävningen började marken spricka, vilket skapade djupa sprickor.
In extreme cold, water trapped in the rock can cause it to rive.
I extrem kyla kan vatten som fångats i berget få det att spricka.
02
klyva, söndra
to split or tear something apart forcefully
Transitive: to rive sth
Exempel
Using a sharp axe, the lumberjack can rive a log into smaller sections for firewood.
Med en vass yxa kan skogshuggaren klyva en stock i mindre sektioner för ved.
The powerful storm had the potential to rive the old roof off the house.
Den kraftiga stormen hade potentialen att splittra det gamla taket på huset.
