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separate meaning in Spanish

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separate (apart from; not connected to)
adjective
[UK: ˈse.prət]
[US: ˈse.pə.ˌret]

separadoadjectiveThey paid separately. = Ellos pagaron por separado.

separate [separated, separating, separates] (to cause to be separate)
verb
[UK: ˈse.prət]
[US: ˈse.pə.ˌret]

disgregarverb

separate [separated, separating, separates] (to disunite, disconnect)
verb
[UK: ˈse.prət]
[US: ˈse.pə.ˌret]

separarverbWe got separated. = Nos separamos.

separate [separated, separating, separates] (to divide itself)
verb
[UK: ˈse.prət]
[US: ˈse.pə.ˌret]

separarseverbHe didn't like being separated from his family. = Él no quería separarse de su familia.

separate the wheat from the chaff (to select only that which is of value)
verb

apartar el grano de la pajaverb

separately (in a separate manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈse.prət.li]
[US: ˈse.pə.rət.li]

separadamenteadverbLet's not weaken our endeavor by working separately. = No dispersemos nuestro esfuerzo trabajando separadamente.

writing as separate words (writing an expression with spaces)
noun

escritura separadanoun
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