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sep·a·rate
(sĕp′ə-rāt′)v. sep·a·rat·ed, sep·a·rat·ing, sep·a·rates
v.tr.
1.
a. To set, force, or keep apart: The referee separated the two boxers.
b. To put space between; space apart or scatter: small farms that were separated one from another by miles of open land.
c. To form a border or barrier between (two areas or groups): A hedge separates the two yards.
d. To place in different groups; sort: separate mail by postal zones.
2.
a. To differentiate or discriminate between; distinguish: a researcher who separated the various ethnic components of the population sample.
b. To cause to be distinct or different: His natural talent separates him from all the others in the choir.
3. To remove from a mixture or combination; isolate.
4. To cause (one person) to stop living with another, or to cause (a couple) to stop living together, often by decree: She was separated from her husband last year. The couple have been separated for a year.
5. To terminate a contractual relationship with (someone); discharge.
v.intr.
1. To come apart; become detached: The lining has separated from the inside of the coat.
2. To withdraw or break away: The state threatened to separate from the Union.
3. To part company; go away from each other; disperse: The friends separated at the end of the school year.
4. To stop living together as a couple: They separated after 10 years of marriage.
5. To become divided into components or parts: Oil and water tend to separate.
adj. (sĕp′ər-ĭt, sĕp′rĭt)
1. Not touching or adjoined; detached: The garage is separate from the house.
2.
a. Existing or considered as an independent entity: The reference collection is separate from the rest of the library.
b. Dissimilar from all others; distinct or individual: a cable made of many separate fibers; two people who hold separate views on the issue.
c. often Separate Having undergone schism or estrangement from a parent body: Separate churches.
n. (sĕp′ər-ĭt, sĕp′rĭt)
Something that is separate or distinct, especially:
a. A garment, such as a skirt, jacket, or pair of slacks, that may be purchased separately and worn in various combinations with other garments.
b. A stereo component that is purchased separately and connected to other components as part of a system.
c. An offprint of an article.
[Middle English separaten, from Latin sēparātus, past participle of sēparāre : sē-, apart; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + parāre, to prepare; see perə- in Indo-European roots.]
sep′a·rate·ly adv.
sep′a·rate·ness n.
Synonyms: separate, divide, part, sever, sunder, divorce
These verbs mean to become or cause to become parted, disconnected, or disunited. Separate applies both to putting apart and to keeping apart: "In the darkness and confusion, the bands of these commanders became separated from each other" (Washington Irving).
Divide implies separation by or as if by cutting or splitting into parts or shares; the term often refers to separation into opposing or hostile groups: We divided the orange into segments."'A house divided against itself cannot stand.' I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free" (Abraham Lincoln).
Part refers most often to the separation of closely associated persons or things: "Because ... nothing that God or Satan could inflict would have parted us" (Emily Brontë).
Sever usually implies abruptness and force: "His head was nearly severed from his body" (H.G. Wells).
Sunder stresses violent tearing or wrenching apart: The country was sundered by civil war. Divorce implies complete separation: "a priest and a soldier, two classes of men circumstantially divorced from the kind and homely ties of life" (Robert Louis Stevenson). See Also Synonyms at distinct.
These verbs mean to become or cause to become parted, disconnected, or disunited. Separate applies both to putting apart and to keeping apart: "In the darkness and confusion, the bands of these commanders became separated from each other" (Washington Irving).
Divide implies separation by or as if by cutting or splitting into parts or shares; the term often refers to separation into opposing or hostile groups: We divided the orange into segments."'A house divided against itself cannot stand.' I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free" (Abraham Lincoln).
Part refers most often to the separation of closely associated persons or things: "Because ... nothing that God or Satan could inflict would have parted us" (Emily Brontë).
Sever usually implies abruptness and force: "His head was nearly severed from his body" (H.G. Wells).
Sunder stresses violent tearing or wrenching apart: The country was sundered by civil war. Divorce implies complete separation: "a priest and a soldier, two classes of men circumstantially divorced from the kind and homely ties of life" (Robert Louis Stevenson). See Also Synonyms at distinct.
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separate
vb
1. (tr) to act as a barrier between: a range of mountains separates the two countries.
2. to put or force or be put or forced apart
3. to part or be parted from a mass or group
4. (tr) to discriminate between: to separate the men from the boys.
5. to divide or be divided into component parts; sort or be sorted
6. to sever or be severed
7. (Law) (intr) (of a married couple) to cease living together by mutual agreement or after obtaining a decree of judicial separation
adj
8. existing or considered independently: a separate problem.
9. disunited or apart
10. set apart from the main body or mass
11. distinct, individual, or particular
12. solitary or withdrawn
13. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (sometimes capital) designating or relating to a Church or similar institution that has ceased to have associations with an original parent organization
[C15: from Latin sēparāre, from sē- apart + parāre to obtain]
ˈseparately adv
ˈseparateness n
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sep•a•rate
(v. ˈsɛp əˌreɪt; adj., n. -ər ɪt)v. -rat•ed, -rat•ing,
adj., n. v.t.
1. to keep apart; divide.
2. to bring or force apart: to separate two fighting boys.
3. to disconnect; dissociate: to separate church and state.
4. to remove from active association: separated from the army.
5. to sort or disperse into individual components.
6. to extract: to separate metal from ore.
v.i. 7. to withdraw from an association: to separate from a church.
8. to stop living together but without divorce.
9. to draw or come apart.
10. to become parted from a mass or compound.
11. to take or go in different directions.
adj. 12. detached; distinct.
13. existing or maintained independently.
14. not shared; individual: separate checks.
15. (often cap.) no longer associated with a parent organization, as a church.
n. 16. Usu., separates. women's garments designed to be worn in various combinations.
[1400–50; < Latin sēparātus, past participle of sēparāre=sē- se- + parāre to furnish, produce, obtain, prepare; see -ate1]
sep′a•rate•ly, adv.
sep′a•rate•ness, n.
usage: separate is often found with the spelling seperate, even in quite respectable publications. Despite this frequency, however, seperate is almost universally considered a misspelling.
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separate
Past participle: separated
Gerund: separating
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| Noun | 1. | separate - a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication article - nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication |
| 2. | separate - a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" | |
| Verb | 1. | separate - act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range divides the two countries" |
| 2. | separate - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" compartmentalise, compartmentalize, cut up - separate into isolated compartments or categories; "You cannot compartmentalize your life like this!" keep apart, sequestrate, set apart, isolate, sequester - set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on" disarticulate, disjoint - separate at the joints; "disjoint the chicken before cooking it" disconnect - make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" tear - to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars" joint - separate (meat) at the joint gin - separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin break - separate from a clinch, in boxing; "The referee broke the boxers" | |
| 3. | separate - mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" know - be able to distinguish, recognize as being different; "The child knows right from wrong" identify, place - recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster" discriminate, know apart - recognize or perceive the difference label - distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions label - distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom individualise, individualize - make or mark or treat as individual; "The sounds were individualized by sharpness and tone" contrast - put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student" severalise, severalize - distinguish or separate contradistinguish - distinguish by contrasting qualities decouple, dissociate - regard as unconnected; "you must dissociate these two events!"; "decouple our foreign policy from ideology" demarcate - separate clearly, as if by boundaries stratify - divide society into social classes or castes; "Income distribution often stratifies a society" | |
| 4. | separate - separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" change integrity - change in physical make-up subdivide - divide into smaller and smaller pieces; "This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!" initialise, initialize, format - divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!" sectionalise, sectionalize - divide into sections, especially into geographic sections; "sectionalize a country" triangulate - divide into triangles or give a triangular form to; "triangulate the piece of cardboard" lot - divide into lots, as of land, for example parcel - divide into parts; "The developers parceled the land" paragraph - divide into paragraphs, as of text; "This story is well paragraphed" canton - divide into cantons, of a country | |
| 5. | separate - divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" change integrity - change in physical make-up macerate - separate into constituents by soaking filter, filter out, filtrate, separate out, strain - remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities" extract - separate (a metal) from an ore fractionate - obtain by a fractional process fractionate - separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents sift, sieve, strain - separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour" wash - separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals) disperse - separate (light) into spectral rays; "the prosm disperses light" avulse - separate by avulsion | |
| 6. |  separate - arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"catalogue, catalog - make an itemized list or catalog of; classify; "He is cataloguing his photographic negatives" isolate - separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them refer - think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another; "This plant can be referred to a known species" reclassify - classify anew, change the previous classification; "The zoologists had to reclassify the mollusks after they found new species" size - sort according to size dichotomise, dichotomize - divide into two opposing groups or kinds stereotype, pigeonhole, stamp - treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European" group - arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?" categorise, categorize - place into or assign to a category; "Children learn early on to categorize" grade - determine the grade of or assign a grade to | |
| 7. | separate - make a division or separation break - destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match" break up, dissipate, scatter, dispel, disperse - to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds" detach - separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment; "detach a regiment" | |
| 8. | separate - 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" give the bounce, give the gate, give the axe - terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman" disunify, break apart - break up or separate; "The country is disunifying"; "Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989" disassociate, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, divorce - part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president" break with - end a relationship; "China broke with Russia" split up, divorce - get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple divorced after only 6 months" secede, splinter, break away - withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away" break away, break - interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns" | |
| 9. | separate - go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" dissipate, scatter, disperse, spread out - move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"; break up - come apart; "the group broke up" diffract - undergo diffraction; "laser light diffracts electrons" | |
| 10. |  separate - become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"change integrity - change in physical make-up burst, break open, split - come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst" puncture - be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured" smash - break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed" break - destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match" fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented" crush - become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall" | |
| 11. | separate - treat differently on the basis of sex or race isolate, insulate - place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates" differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell apart, separate, tell - mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" hive off - remove from a group and make separate; "The unit was hived off from its parent company" segregate - separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation; "This neighborhood is segregated"; "We don't segregate in this county" redline - discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour - put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me" | |
| 12. | separate - come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" subdivide - form into subdivisions; "The cells subdivided" chip, chip off, break away, break off, come off - break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped" come away, come off, detach - come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery" segregate - divide from the main body or mass and collect; "Many towns segregated into new counties"; "Experiments show clearly that genes segregate" segment - divide or split up; "The cells segmented" reduce - undergo meiosis; "The cells reduce" partition, partition off - divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British" discerp, dismember, take apart - divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war" gerrymander - divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts | |
| 13. | separate - divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks" branch, ramify - grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large" twig - branch out in a twiglike manner; "The lightning bolt twigged in several directions" bifurcate - divide into two branches; "The road bifurcated" trifurcate - divide into three; "The road trifurcates at the bridge" diverge - move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here" | |
| Adj. | 1. | separate - independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church" individual, single - being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways" independent - free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism" segregated, unintegrated - separated or isolated from others or a main group; "a segregated school system"; "a segregated neighborhood" other - not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; "today isn't any other day"- the White Queen; "the construction of highways and other public works"; "he asked for other employment"; "any other person would tell the truth"; "his other books are still in storage"; "then we looked at the other house"; "hearing was good in his other ear"; "the other sex"; "she lived on the other side of the street from me"; "went in the other direction" unshared - not shared divided - separated into parts or pieces; "opinions are divided" joint - united or combined; "a joint session of Congress"; "joint owners" |
| 2. | separate - standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything; "a freestanding bell tower"; "a house with a separate garage" detached - used of buildings; standing apart from others; "detached houses"; "a detached garage" | |
| 3. | separate - separated according to race, sex, class, or religion; "separate but equal"; "girls and boys in separate classes" segregated, unintegrated - separated or isolated from others or a main group; "a segregated school system"; "a segregated neighborhood" | |
| 4. | separate - have the connection undone; having become separate unconnected - not joined or linked together |
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separate
adjective
1. unconnected, individual, particular, divided, divorced, isolated, detached, disconnected, discrete, unattached, disjointed The two things are separate and mutually irrelevant.
unconnected connected, united, similar, alike, unified, affiliated
unconnected connected, united, similar, alike, unified, affiliated
2. individual, independent, apart, isolated, cut off, distinct, autonomous, set apart We both live our separate lives.
individual joined, connected, interdependent
individual joined, connected, interdependent
verb
1. divide, detach, disconnect, come between, disentangle, keep apart, move apart, disjoin Police moved in to separate the two groups.
divide mix, combine, amalgamate
divide mix, combine, amalgamate
2. come apart, split, break off, come away The nose section separates from the fuselage.
come apart unite, join, link, connect, merge
come apart unite, join, link, connect, merge
3. sever, detach, disconnect, disengage, break apart, split in two, disunite, divide in two, disassemble, uncouple, bifurcate, disjoin Separate the garlic into cloves.
sever join, link, connect
sever join, link, connect
4. split up, part, divorce, break up, part company, get divorced, be estranged, go different ways, stop living together Her parents separated when she was very young.
5. distinguish, mark, isolate, single out, set apart, make distinctive, set at variance or at odds What separates terrorism from other acts of violence?
distinguish unite, join, link, connect
distinguish unite, join, link, connect
7. part, part company, wave goodbye, go your separate ways, say goodbye, say your goodbyes We separated to inspect different areas of the place.
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separate
verb1. To become or cause to become apart one from another:
Idioms: part company, set at odds.
2. To make a division into parts, sections, or branches:
4. To distribute into groups according to kinds:
5. To recognize as being different:
7. To terminate a relationship or an association by or as if by leaving one another:
Informal: split (up).
Idioms: call it quits, come to a parting of the ways, part company.
8. To release from military duty:
1. Being or related to a distinct entity:
2. Alone in a given category:
Idioms: first and last, one and only.
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Translations
oddělenýoddělitodělitrozdělitrozejít se
adskilledeledele opforskelligseparat
erillinenerottaairrottaairtonaineneri
odvojenodvojiti
elkülönítelválasztkülönkülönálló
aîskilinnsérstakur, aîskilinnskiljaskilja aî/sundurskiljast, dreifast
分ける単独の
...을 가르다별개의
atsiskiriantisatsiskirtiatskiros drabužių dalysatskirumasgyvenimas atskirai
atdalītsatsevišķsatšķirtatšķirtsizšķirt
ločenločevatiločitiločiti se
separatseparera
แยกออกจากซึ่งแยกออกจากกัน
riêng biệttách ra
separate
[ˈseprɪt]A. ADJ (= apart) → separado; (= different) → distinto, diferente; (= distant) → apartado, retirado
"with separate toilet" → con inodoro separado
could we have separate bills? → queremos cuentas individuales, ¿podemos pagar por separado?
under separate cover → por separado
separate from (= apart from) → separado de; (= different from) → distinto de
that's a separate issue → esa es una cuestión aparte
they live very separate lives → viven independientes uno de otro
it was discussed at a separate meeting → se trató en otra reunión or reunión aparte
on separate occasions → en diversas ocasiones
the children have separate rooms → los niños tienen cada uno su habitación
they sleep in separate rooms → duermen en habitaciones distintas
I wrote it on a separate sheet → lo escribí en una hoja aparte
we sat at separate tables → nos sentamos en mesas distintas
they went their separate ways → fueron cada uno por su lado
"with separate toilet" → con inodoro separado
could we have separate bills? → queremos cuentas individuales, ¿podemos pagar por separado?
under separate cover → por separado
separate from (= apart from) → separado de; (= different from) → distinto de
that's a separate issue → esa es una cuestión aparte
they live very separate lives → viven independientes uno de otro
it was discussed at a separate meeting → se trató en otra reunión or reunión aparte
on separate occasions → en diversas ocasiones
the children have separate rooms → los niños tienen cada uno su habitación
they sleep in separate rooms → duermen en habitaciones distintas
I wrote it on a separate sheet → lo escribí en una hoja aparte
we sat at separate tables → nos sentamos en mesas distintas
they went their separate ways → fueron cada uno por su lado
B. N separates (= clothes) → coordinados mpl
C. [ˈsepəreɪt] VT (= keep apart) → separar; (= set aside) → apartar; (= divide) → dividir, partir; (= distinguish) → distinguir
police moved in to separate the two groups → la policía intervino para separar a los dos grupos
to separate truth from error → separar lo falso de lo verdadero, distinguir entre lo falso y lo verdadero
he is separated from his wife → está separado de su mujer
police moved in to separate the two groups → la policía intervino para separar a los dos grupos
to separate truth from error → separar lo falso de lo verdadero, distinguir entre lo falso y lo verdadero
he is separated from his wife → está separado de su mujer
D. [ˈsepəreɪt] VI → separarse
her parents separated last year → sus padres se separaron el año pasado
her parents separated last year → sus padres se separaron el año pasado
separate off VT + ADV → separar
separate out VT + ADV (= set apart) → apartar
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separate
[ˈsɛpərət] adj
(= different) → à part
I wrote it on a separate sheet → Je l'ai écrit sur une feuille à part.
on separate occasions → en différentes occasions
under separate cover → sous pli séparé
I wrote it on a separate sheet → Je l'ai écrit sur une feuille à part.
on separate occasions → en différentes occasions
under separate cover → sous pli séparé
(= distinct) → à part
Quebec feels separate from the rest of Canada → Le Québec se sent à part du reste du Canada.
a separate bank account
BUT un compte de banque séparé.
Keep the two accounts separate
BUT Ne mélangez pas les deux comptes.
They plan to form their own separate party
BUT Ils projettent de créer leur propre parti.
Quebec feels separate from the rest of Canada → Le Québec se sent à part du reste du Canada.
a separate bank account
BUT un compte de banque séparé.
Keep the two accounts separate
BUT Ne mélangez pas les deux comptes.
They plan to form their own separate party
BUT Ils projettent de créer leur propre parti.
(= not shared) [room, facilities] → séparé(e)
We'd like separate rooms → Nous voudrions des chambres séparées.
The children have separate rooms
BUT Les enfants ont chacun leur chambre.
Each holiday chalet has its own separate garden
BUT Chaque chalet possède son propre jardin.
We'd like separate rooms → Nous voudrions des chambres séparées.
The children have separate rooms
BUT Les enfants ont chacun leur chambre.
Each holiday chalet has its own separate garden
BUT Chaque chalet possède son propre jardin.
(= apart, at a distance) separate from sb/sth → à l'écart de qn/qch
Rose stayed separate from the other children → Rose restait à l'écart des autres enfants.
Rose stayed separate from the other children → Rose restait à l'écart des autres enfants.
to go one's separate ways (= go different ways) → aller chacun de son côté
We went our separate ways home → Nous sommes rentrés chez nous chacun de notre côté. (= split up) [couple, partners] → prendre des chemins différents
After ten years of marriage they had decided to go their separate ways → Après dix ans de mariage, ils avaient décidé de prendre des chemins différents.
We went our separate ways home → Nous sommes rentrés chez nous chacun de notre côté. (= split up) [couple, partners] → prendre des chemins différents
After ten years of marriage they had decided to go their separate ways → Après dix ans de mariage, ils avaient décidé de prendre des chemins différents.
[ˈsɛpəreɪt] vb
vt
(= cause to part) [+ family, couple, twins] → séparer
to separate sb from sb/sth → séparer qn de qn/qch
The war separated her from her family → La guerre l'a séparée de sa famille.
to be separated [people, couple, twins] → être séparés
twins who were separated at birth → des jumeaux qui ont été séparés à la naissance
We had never been separated for more than a few days → Nous n'avions jamais été séparés pendant plus de quelques jours.
to separate sb from sb/sth → séparer qn de qn/qch
The war separated her from her family → La guerre l'a séparée de sa famille.
to be separated [people, couple, twins] → être séparés
twins who were separated at birth → des jumeaux qui ont été séparés à la naissance
We had never been separated for more than a few days → Nous n'avions jamais été séparés pendant plus de quelques jours.
vi
(= split up) [couple] → se séparer
Her parents separated when she was eleven → Ses parents se sont séparés lorsqu'elle avait onze ans.
We felt the best thing was to separate → Nous avons pensé que le mieux était de nous séparer.
Her parents separated when she was eleven → Ses parents se sont séparés lorsqu'elle avait onze ans.
We felt the best thing was to separate → Nous avons pensé que le mieux était de nous séparer.
(= go different ways) → se séparer
to separate from sb/sth → se séparer de qn/qch
He separated from the rest of the group → Il s'est séparé du reste du groupe.
to separate into groups → se mettre en groupes
to separate from sb/sth → se séparer de qn/qch
He separated from the rest of the group → Il s'est séparé du reste du groupe.
to separate into groups → se mettre en groupes
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separate
adj
→ getrennt, gesondert (from von); organization, unit → gesondert, eigen attr; two organizations, issues, parts → gesondert attr, → voneinander getrennt, verschieden attr; provisions, regulations → besondere(r, s) attr, → separat, gesondert attr; beds, rooms, accounts → getrennt; account, bill, agreement, department → gesondert attr, → extra attr inv; entrance, toilet, flat → separat; existence → eigen attr; separate peace → Separat- or Sonderfrieden m; separate treaty → Sondervertrag m; that is a separate question/issue → das ist eine andere Frage, das ist eine Frage für sich; on two separate occasions → bei zwei verschiedenen Gelegenheiten; on a separate occasion → bei einer anderen Gelegenheit; there will be separate discussions on this question → diese Frage wird extra or separat or gesondert diskutiert; they live separate lives → sie gehen getrennte Wege; a separate sheet of paper → ein anderes Blatt Papier; (= additional) → ein gesondertes or extra Blatt Papier; this is quite separate from his job → das hat mit seinem Beruf nichts zu tun; to keep two things separate → zwei Dinge nicht zusammentun; questions, issues → zwei Dinge auseinanderhalten; always keep your chequebook (Brit) or checkbook (US) separate from your card → bewahren Sie Scheckbuch und Scheckkarte immer getrennt auf; keep this book separate from the others → halten Sie dieses Buch von den anderen getrennt
n separates
vt → trennen; (Chem also) → scheiden; milk → entrahmen; (= divide up) → aufteilen (→ into in +acc); to separate the good from the bad → die Guten von den Schlechten trennen or scheiden; he can’t separate his private life from his work → er kann Privatleben und Arbeit nicht (voneinander) trennen, er kann das Privatleben nicht von der Arbeit trennen; he is separated from his wife → er lebt von seiner Frau getrennt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
separate
[adj ˈsɛprɪt; vb ˈsɛpəˌreɪt]1. adj (gen) → separato/a; (organization, career) → indipendente; (occasion, issue) → diverso/a
they went their separate ways (also) (fig) → sono andati ognuno per la propria strada
we sat at separate tables → ci siamo seduti a tavoli diversi
it was discussed at a separate meeting → è stato discusso in un'altra riunione
separate from → separato/a da
under separate cover (Comm) → in plico a parte
they went their separate ways (also) (fig) → sono andati ognuno per la propria strada
we sat at separate tables → ci siamo seduti a tavoli diversi
it was discussed at a separate meeting → è stato discusso in un'altra riunione
separate from → separato/a da
under separate cover (Comm) → in plico a parte
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
separate
(ˈsepəreit) verb1. (sometimes with into or from) to place, take, keep or force apart. He separated the money into two piles; A policeman tried to separate the men who were fighting.
2. to go in different directions. We all walked along together and separated at the cross-roads.
3. (of a husband and wife) to start living apart from each other by choice.
(-rət) adjective1. divided; not joined. He sawed the wood into four separate pieces; The garage is separate from the house.
2. different or distinct. This happened on two separate occasions; I like to keep my job and my home life separate.
ˈseparateness nounˈseparable adjective
that can be separated.
ˈseparately (-rət-) adverb in a separate way; not together.
ˈseparates (-rəts) noun plural garments (eg jerseys, skirts, trousers, blouses, shirts) that can be worn together in varying combinations.
ˌsepaˈration noun1. the act of separating or the state or period of being separated. They were together again after a separation of three years.
2. a (legal) arrangement by which a husband and wife remain married but live separately.
ˈseparatist (-rə-) noun a person who urges separation from an established political state, church etc.
ˈseparatism nounseparate off
to make or keep (a part or parts) separate.
separate out to make or keep separate or distinct.
separate up (often with into) to divide. The house has been separated up into different flats.
separate is spelt with -ar- (not -er-).
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separate
→ مُنْفَصِل, يُفَرِّقُ oddělený, oddělit adskille, separat getrennt, trennen διαχωρίζω, χωριστός separado, separar erillinen, erottaa séparé, séparer odvojen, odvojiti separare, separato 分ける, 単独の ...을 가르다, 별개의 gescheiden, scheiden separat, separere oddzielny, rozdzielić separado, separar отдельный, отделять separat, separera แยกออกจาก, ซึ่งแยกออกจากกัน ayırmak, ayrı riêng biệt, tách ra 分离, 分离的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
separate
v. separar, dividir.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- With the milk on the side (US)
With the milk separate (UK) - Separate checks, please (US)
Separate bills, please (UK)
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separate
adj separado; vt separarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.