Cleave

"Cleave" in French

cliver

(transitive to split or sever)

cliver

(transitive mineralogy)

cliver

(transitive figurative)

cliver

(transitive chemistry)

fendre

(transitive to split or sever)

fendre

(intransitive to split)

tailler

(transitive mineralogy)

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