/sepaˈɾaɾ/
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Translation
to separate, to split, to move apart
Word origin
From Latin separare ('to divide, to part'), from se- ('apart') plus parare ('to prepare, to make ready').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- separare
- English cognates
- separate, sever
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
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We are going to separate the white clothes from the coloured ones.
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It is better to keep the two dogs apart so they do not fight.
, separarse.
After ten years, they decided to split up.
alumnos .
The teacher split the pupils into two groups.
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A small river separates the two villages.
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