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di·vorce

(dĭ-vôrs′)

a. The legal dissolution of a marriage.

b. A court order or other document establishing such a dissolution.

2. A separation between things that were once connected or associated.

v. di·vorced, di·vorc·ing, di·vorc·es

v.tr.

1. To dissolve the marriage bond between (two people).

2. To end marriage with (one's spouse) by way of legal divorce.

3. To cut off; separate or disunite: an idea that was completely divorced from reality. See Synonyms at separate.

v.intr.

To obtain a divorce.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dīvortium, from dīvortere, to divert, variant of dīvertere; see divert.]

di·vor·cé

(dĭ-vôr-sā′, -sē′, -vôr′sā′, -sē′)

A divorced man.

[French, masculine past participle of divorcer, to divorce, from Old French, from divorce, divorce; see divorce.]

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divorce

(dɪˈvɔːs)

1. (Law) the dissolution of a marriage by judgment of a court or by accepted custom

2. (Law) a judicial decree declaring a marriage to be dissolved

3. a separation, esp one that is total or complete

4. (Law) to separate or be separated by divorce; give or obtain a divorce (to a couple or from one's spouse)

5. (tr) to remove or separate, esp completely

[C14: from Old French, from Latin dīvortium from dīvertere to separate; see divert]

diˈvorceable adj

diˈvorcer n

diˈvorcive adj

divorcé

(dɪˈvɔːseɪ)

(Law) a man who has been divorced

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di•vorce

(dɪˈvɔrs, -ˈvoʊrs)

n., v. -vorced, -vorc•ing. n.

1. a judicial declaration dissolving a marriage and releasing both spouses from all matrimonial obligations.

2. any formal separation of husband and wife according to established custom.

3. total separation; disunion.

v.t.

4. to separate by divorce.

5. to break the marriage contract between oneself and (one's spouse) by divorce.

6. to separate; cut off.

v.i.

7. to get a divorce.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French < Latin dīvortium, dīvertium branching point, divorce =dīvert(ere) (see divert) + -ium -ium¹]

di•vorce′a•ble, adj.

di•vorc′er, n.

di•vor′cive, adj.

di•vor•cé

(dɪ vɔrˈseɪ, -voʊr-, -ˈvɔr seɪ, -ˈvoʊr-)

n.

a divorced man.

[1805–15; < French, past participle of divorcer < Medieval Latin dīvortiāre to divorce]

divorce

Past participle: divorced
Gerund: divorcing

Imperative
divorce
divorce

Present
I divorce
you divorce
he/she/it divorces
we divorce
you divorce
they divorce

Preterite
I divorced
you divorced
he/she/it divorced
we divorced
you divorced
they divorced

Present Continuous
I am divorcing
you are divorcing
he/she/it is divorcing
we are divorcing
you are divorcing
they are divorcing

Present Perfect
I have divorced
you have divorced
he/she/it has divorced
we have divorced
you have divorced
they have divorced

Past Continuous
I was divorcing
you were divorcing
he/she/it was divorcing
we were divorcing
you were divorcing
they were divorcing

Past Perfect
I had divorced
you had divorced
he/she/it had divorced
we had divorced
you had divorced
they had divorced

Future
I will divorce
you will divorce
he/she/it will divorce
we will divorce
you will divorce
they will divorce

Future Perfect
I will have divorced
you will have divorced
he/she/it will have divorced
we will have divorced
you will have divorced
they will have divorced

Future Continuous
I will be divorcing
you will be divorcing
he/she/it will be divorcing
we will be divorcing
you will be divorcing
they will be divorcing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been divorcing
you have been divorcing
he/she/it has been divorcing
we have been divorcing
you have been divorcing
they have been divorcing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been divorcing
you will have been divorcing
he/she/it will have been divorcing
we will have been divorcing
you will have been divorcing
they will have been divorcing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been divorcing
you had been divorcing
he/she/it had been divorcing
we had been divorcing
you had been divorcing
they had been divorcing

Conditional
I would divorce
you would divorce
he/she/it would divorce
we would divorce
you would divorce
they would divorce

Past Conditional
I would have divorced
you would have divorced
he/she/it would have divorced
we would have divorced
you would have divorced
they would have divorced

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Noun	1.	divorce - the legal dissolution of a marriage divorcement separation - the social act of separating or parting company; "the separation of church and state" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
Verb	1.	divorce - part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president" disassociate, disjoint, dissociate, disunite break up, part, split, split up, separate, break - discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"
	2.	divorce - get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple divorced after only 6 months" split up break up, part, split, split up, separate, break - discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"

divorce

noun

1. separation, split, break-up, parting, split-up, rift, dissolution, severance, estrangement, annulment, decree nisi, disunion Numerous marriages now end in divorce.

2. breach, break, split, falling-out (informal), disagreement, feud, rift, bust-up (informal), rupture, abyss, chasm, schism, estrangement a divorce between the government and trade unions

verb

1. separate, break up, split up, part company, end your marriage, annul your marriage, dissolve your marriage My parents divorced when I was young.

2. separate, divide, isolate, detach, distance, sever, disconnect, dissociate, set apart, disunite, sunder We have been able to divorce sex from reproduction.

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divorce

noun

The act or an instance of separating one thing from another:

detachment, disjunction, disjuncture, disseverance, disseverment, disunion, division, divorcement, parting, partition, separation, severance, split.

verb

To become or cause to become apart one from another:

break, detach, disjoin, disjoint, disunite, divide, part, separate, split (up).

Idioms: part company, set at odds.

Translations

طَلاقيُطَلِّقيَفْصِل

rozvodrozvéstoddělit

skilsmisseadskilleblive skiltskille

scheiden Scheidung trennen Ehescheidung

διαζύγιο

divorcio separar divorciarse

avioeroeroerotaerottaaerottelu

divorce divorcer séparer

גירושים

razvod

váláselváláselválasztelválikszétválaszt

aîskiljaskilja viîskilnaîur

divorziare divorzio separare

離婚

이혼

skyrybos

atdalītlaulības šķiršanašķirtšķirt laulībušķirties

echtscheiding scheiding

skilsmisse skille skille seg skilles

rozwód

divórcio

despărţidespărţiredivorţ

развод разводить

ločitevločiti se

brakorazvodrazvod

skilsmässaäktenskapsskillnad

การหย่า

boşanma ayırmakboşamak

sự ly dị

离婚離婚分离割裂

divorce

[dɪˈvɔːs]

A. N

1. (Jur) → divorcio m
to get a divorce → divorciarse (from de)

2. (fig) → separación f (from de)

B. VT

1. (Jur) → divorciarse de
to get divorced → divorciarse

2. (fig) → separar
to divorce sth from sth → separar algo de algo

C. VI → divorciarse

D. CPD divorce court N → tribunal m de pleitos matrimoniales
divorce proceedings NPL → pleito msing de divorcio
divorce rate N → tasa f de divorcio

divorcé

[dəˈvɔːseɪ] N → divorciado m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

divorce

[dɪˈvɔː^rs]

n → divorce m

[+ husband, wife] → divorcer de

(= separate) to divorce sth from sth → séparer qch de qch
to be divorced from sth → être séparé(e) de qch

vi [couple] → divorcer

modif [rate, case, lawyer, papers, proceedings, settlement] → de divorce

divorcé

[dɪˌvɔː^rˈsiː] n (mainly US) → divorcé m

divorce

n (Jur) → Scheidung f → (from von); (fig) → Trennung f; he wants a divorce → er will sich scheiden lassen; to get a divorce (from somebody) → sich (von jdm) scheiden lassen

husband, wife → sich scheiden lassen von; to get divorced → sich scheiden lassen

(fig) → trennen

vi → sich scheiden lassen; they divorced last year → sie haben sich letztes Jahr scheiden lassen

divorcé

n → geschiedener Mann, Geschiedene(r) m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

divorce

[dɪˈvɔːs]

1. n → divorzio
divorce proceedings → pratiche fpl per il divorzio

2. vi → divorziare

3. vt → divorziare da (fig) → separare
she divorced him last year → ha divorziato da lui l'anno scorso

divorcé

[dɪˈvɔːseɪ] n → divorziato

divorce

(diˈvoːs) noun

the legal ending of a marriage. Divorce is becoming more common nowadays.

verb

1. to end one's marriage (with). He's divorcing her for desertion; They were divorced two years ago.

2. to separate. You can't divorce these two concepts.

divorce

→ طَلاق rozvod skilsmisse Scheidung διαζύγιο divorcio avioero divorce razvod divorzio 離婚 이혼 scheiding skilsmisse rozwód divórcio развод skilsmässa การหย่า boşanma sự ly dị 离婚

divorce

n. divorcio, disolución.

divorce

n divorcio; vt divorciarse de; She divorced him..Se divorció de él; vi divorciarse

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Passing in mental review all the instances he knew of divorces (there were plenty of them in the very highest society with which he was very familiar), Alexey Alexandrovitch could not find a single example in which the object of divorce was that which he had in view.

An attempt at divorce could lead to nothing but a public scandal, which would be a perfect godsend to his enemies for calumny and attacks on his high position in society.

"Apart from formal divorce, One might still do like Karibanov, Paskudin, and that good fellow Dram--that is, separate from one's wife," he went on thinking, when he had regained his composure.

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Her grand-daughter the Countess Olenska wishes to sue her husband for divorce. Certain papers have been placed in my hands." He paused and drummed on his desk.

He had not heard her divorce spoken of since Janey's first random allusion to it, and had dismissed the tale as unfounded gossip.

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She consulted a Russian priest as to the possibility of divorce and remarriage during a husband's lifetime, and the priest told her that it was impossible, and to her delight showed her a text in the Gospel which (as it seemed to him) plainly remarriage while the husband is alive.

and of her having embraced the one true faith, and asking him to carry out all the formalities necessary for a divorce, which would be explained to him by the bearer of the letter.

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'Well,' says he, 'you shall promise me to come again, however, and I will not say any more of it till I have gotten the divorce, but I desire you will prepare to be better conditioned when that's done, for you shall be the woman, or I will not be divorced at all; why, I owe it to your unlooked-for kindness, if it were to nothing else, but I have other reasons too.'

Well, then he went from it to another, and that was, that I would sign and seal a contract with him, conditioning to marry him as soon as the divorce was obtained, and to be void if he could not obtain it.

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Why, to tell long stories, showing how I have spoiled my life through morally rotting in my corner, through lack of fitting environment, through divorce from real life, and rankling spite in my underground world, would certainly not be interesting; a novel needs a hero, and all the traits for an anti-hero are expressly gathered together here, and what matters most, it all produces an unpleasant impression, for we are all divorced from life, we are all cripples, every one of us, more or less.

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"I understood from Colonel MacAndrew that you'd made up your mind to divorce him."

"I'll never divorce him," she answered with a sudden violence.

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