English

Etymology

From L. term|separatus, perfect passive participle of term|separare|lang=la||separate, from term|sepire, term|saepire||enclose, hedge in.

Pronunciation

sense|Adjective and noun

• AHD|sÄ�'pÉ�rÉ�t, IPA|/Ë�sÉ�pÉ�rÉ�t/, SAMPA|/"sEp@r@t/
• audio|en-us-separate-adj.ogg|Audio (US), adjective

sense|Verbs

• AHD|sÄ�'pÉ�rÄ�t, IPA|/Ë�sÉ�pÉ�reɪt/, SAMPA|/"sEp@reIt/
• audio|en-us-separate-verb.ogg|Audio (US), verb

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. apart|Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).

#: This chair can be disassembled into five separate pieces.

1. context|followed by �from� Not together (with); not united (to).

#: I try to keep my personal life separate from work.

Translations

trans-top|apart from; not connected to
Afrikaans: geskeide, aparte, afgesonderde
Arabic: ARchar|���ص� IPAchar|(munfá�el)
Chinese: ��, �� (f�nk�i)
Dutch: afzonderlijk, gescheiden, afgezonderd, afgezonderde
Finnish: erillinen, eri, irtonainen
French: séparé m, séparée f
German: einzeln, getrennt, separat
Hungarian: külön, különálló
Icelandic: aðkilinn
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Italian: t+|it|separato|m, t+|it|separata|f
Japanese: ��� (����, wakareta)
Korean: ��� (gaegaeui)
Portuguese: t+|pt|separado
Russian: о�дел�н�й (otdél�nyj)
Spanish: t-|es|separado
Swedish: avskild
Telugu: విడి (viDi)
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trans-top|followed by "from": not together with
Afrikaans: geskei van, apart van, afgesonder van
Dutch: gescheiden van
Finnish: erillinen, erillään (adverb)
French: séparé m, séparée f
trans-mid
German: getrennt, separat
Italian: t+|it|separato|m, t+|it|separata|f
Korean: ��� (byoelgaeui)
Spanish: t-|es|separado
Telugu: విడి (viDi)
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Verb
en-verb|separat|ing

1. transitive To divide (a thing) into separate parts.

#: Separate the articles from the headings.

1. transitive To cause (things or people) to be separate.

#: If the kids get too noisy, separate them for a few minutes.

1. intransitive To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.

#: The sauce will separate if you don't keep stirring.

Translations

trans-top|divide (a thing) into separate parts
Afrikaans: skei, deel, verdeel
Arabic: ARchar|�ص� IPAchar|(fá�ala)
Chinese: ��, �离 (f�nlí)
Czech: odd�lit
Danish: adskille
Dutch: t+|nl|scheiden
Finnish: t+|fi|erottaa, t+|fi|irrottaa
French: t+|fr|séparer
German: separieren, teilen, trennen
Hungarian: elválaszta, elkülöníte
Italian: t+|it|separare
trans-mid
Japanese: ��� (����, wakareru)
Korean: �리�� (bullihada)
Old English: t-|ang|todælan|altt�dǣlan|xsOld English
Portuguese: t+|pt|separar
Russian: о�дел��� (otdelját�)
Spanish: t-|es|separar
Swedish: avskilja
Telugu: వ�ర� ��య� (vaeru chaeyu)
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trans-top|cause (things or people) to be separate
Afrikaans: skei, verdeel
Danish: adskille
Dutch: t+|nl|scheiden
Finnish: erottaa (toinen|toisistaan)
trans-mid
German: separieren
Old English: t-|ang|todælan|altt�dǣlan|xsOld English
Spanish: t-|es|separar
Telugu: వ�ర� ��య� (vaeru chaeyu)
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trans-top|divide itself into separate pieces or substances
Afrikaans: skei
Dutch: scheiden, zich verdelen
Finnish: erottua, irrota (of pieces)
trans-mid
German: sich trennen, auseinanderfallen
Korean: �리�� (bullidoeda)
Spanish: t-|es|separar|alt=separarse
Telugu: విడిప�వ� (viDipOvu)
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Noun
en-noun

1. usually|in plural Anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing.

Usage notes

The spelling is term|separate. *term||Seperate is a common misspelling.

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Italian

Verb form
separate

1. second-person plural indicative present of separare#Italian|separare
2. second-person plural imperative of separare

Category:Italian verb forms

ang:separate
ar:separate
de:separate
et:separate
es:separate
fr:separate
io:separate
it:separate
hu:separate
pl:separate
ru:separate
simple:separate
fi:separate
ta:separate
te:separate
vi:separate

• 2007-11-27 11:46 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for it, pt, nl, fi, fr, ang

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