divide and rule

English

Etymology

Verb

divide and rule (third-person singular simple present divides and rules, present participle dividing and ruling, simple past and past participle divided and ruled)

(politics) Synonym of divide and conquer

Synonyms

divide and conquer

Translations

Divide and conquer

Dutch: divide et impera, deel en heers, verdeel en heers
Estonian: jaga ja valitse
Finnish: hajota ja hallitse (fi)
French: diviser pour régner (fr)
Georgian: დაყავი და იბატონე (ka) (daq̇avi da ibaṭone)
German: teile und herrsche
Greek: διαίρει και βασίλευε (el) (diaírei kai vasíleve)
Icelandic: deila og drottna
Korean: 분열시켜 지배하다 (bunyeolsikyeo jibaehada)
Lithuanian: skaldyk ir valdyk
Persian: تفرقه بینداز و حکومت کن (tafraqe biyandâz o hokumat kon)
Portuguese: dividir e governar
Russian: разделя́й и вла́ствуй (razdeljáj i vlástvuj)
Tajik: тафрақа андозу ҳукумат кун (tafraqa andozu hukumat kun)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.