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Translations for „divorce“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary (Go to Portuguese » English)

I . divorce [dɪˈvɔːrs, Brit -ˈvɔːs] N

divorce

II . divorce [dɪˈvɔːrs, Brit -ˈvɔːs] VB trans

III . divorce [dɪˈvɔːrs, Brit -ˈvɔːs] VB intr

divorce

Usage examples with divorce

to petition for divorce
to sue sb for divorce

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
His wife proves to be a spendthrift and adulteress, and the marriage ends in divorce.
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His parents divorced while he was still young.
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Technical decisions must not be divorced from ethics.
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It introduced female suffrage, civil marriage and divorce.
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Though civil authority rarely intervened in divorces, social and familial taboos guaranteed that divorce occurred only after serious circumspection.
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Sparks remarried, but that marriage also ended in divorce.
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Years of his business failure lead to their divorce.
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He flirts with every woman he meets and encourages married women into divorcing their spouses so that his living as a divorce lawyer is uncompromised.
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Where divorce will be so easy, more than half of all marriages will end in it!
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He adds that she can redeem herself from dishonour by marrying the man who has captured her heart, and he presents her with a divorce paper to sign.
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