Translation
divorce
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Word origin
From Latin divortium ('separation'), from divertere ('to turn aside, to go different ways'), built on dis- ('apart') and vertere ('to turn'). English 'divert' and 'diversion' come from the same verb.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- divortium
- English cognates
- divorce, divert, diversion
Grammar
Examples
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Their divorce was granted in January.
, .
After twenty years of marriage, she asked for a divorce.
mutuel .
Divorce by mutual consent is quicker.
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The children have lived at their mother's since the divorce.
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A lawyer helped them settle the divorce.
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This word is taught in chapter 20, lesson 6: divorce, propriété, chute and 7 more words.