separate in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for separate in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.separate ADJ [Am ˈsɛp(ə)rət, Brit ˈsɛp(ə)rət]

1. separate (individual) usu attr:

separate beds/rooms/bank accounts

separado

they're taking separate vacations this year

este año cada uno se va de vacaciones por separado

they live in the same house but lead separate lives

viven en la misma casa pero hacen vida aparte

they live in the same house but lead separate lives

viven juntos pero no revueltos hum

to go our/their separate ways

irse cada uno por su lado

after the divorce, they went their separate ways

después del divorcio cada uno se fue por su lado

2. separate (physically apart):

separate

aparte adj inv

the gym is in a separate building

el gimnasio está en un edificio aparte or en otro edificio

could I have the salad on a separate plate?

¿me podría servir la ensalada en un plato aparte or en otro plato?

separate from sth

separado de algo

keep your passport separate from your wallet

no guarde juntos el pasaporte y la billetera

3. separate (distinct, different):

this word has three separate meanings

esta palabra tiene tres significados distintos or diferentes

answer each question on a separate sheet of paper

conteste cada pregunta en una hoja aparte

the subject deserves separate treatment

el tema merece ser tratado por separado

send it under separate cover

mándelo por separado

II.separate VB trans [Am ˈsɛpəˌreɪt, Brit ˈsɛpəreɪt]

1. separate (set apart):

separate

separar

to separate sth/sb from sth/sb

separar algo/a alguien de algo/alguien

separate the yolk from the white

separar la yema de la clara

2. separate (keep apart):

separate

separar

the issues that separate the two sides

los temas que separan a ambos bandos

to be separated from sb

estar separado de alguien

he was separated from his family for months

durante meses estuvo separado de su familia

3. separate (distinguish):

separate

distinguir

separate

diferenciar

to separate sth from sth

distinguir or diferenciar algo de algo

she finds it difficult to separate fact from fiction

encuentra difícil distinguir or diferenciar lo real de lo ficticio

4. separate TECH:

separate

extraer

III.separate VB intr [Am ˈsɛpəˌreɪt, Brit ˈsɛpəreɪt]

1. separate (divide):

separate

separarse

the sauce separated

la salsa se cortó

2. separate (move apart):

separate

separarse

3. separate couple:

separate

separarse

separate off VB (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

separate off area/section/group:

separate off

separar

I.separate out VB (v + adv)

separate out elements/ingredients:

separarse

separate out mixture/emulsion:

disgregarse

II.separate out VB (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

separate out elements/ingredients

separar

separate out mixture/emulsion

disgregar

separate out considerations/factors

distinguir

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to separate or winnow the wheat from the chaff

separar or apartar el grano de la paja

Translations for separate in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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sesión numerada

separate performances pl

esto merece un capítulo aparte

this deserves a separate chapter o a chapter to itself

disociar algo de algo

to separate sth from sth

desgranar maíz

to separate the kernels from

separado (separada)

separate

llevan vidas separadas

they live separate lives

Ll

a combination formerly treated as a separate letter in the Spanish alphabet. Older texts may order words accordingly

separate in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for separate in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.separate¹ [ˈseprət, Am ˈsepɚɪt] ADJ

separate

separado, -a

to remain a separate entity

ser una entidad independiente

a separate piece of paper

una hoja de papel aparte

to go one's separate ways

ir por distintos caminos

to keep sth separate

mantener algo aparte

II.separate¹ [ˈseprət, Am ˈsepɚɪt] N pl

separate

piezas f pl sueltas de ropa

I.separate² [ˈsepəreɪt] VB trans

separate

separar

to separate two people

separar a dos personas

to separate egg whites from yolks

separar las claras de los huevos de las yemas

II.separate² [ˈsepəreɪt] VB intr

separate

separarse

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a single/separate entity

un ente único/separado

to separate the sheep from the goats

separar el grano de la paja

Translations for separate in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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disociar

to separate

separar

to separate

separar algo de algo

to separate sth from sth

separarse

to separate

desunir

to separate

desunirse

to separate

escindir

to separate

escindirse

to separate

desmembrar

to separate

desmembrarse de

to separate from

descarriar

to separate from the herd

separate Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to separate the sheep from the goats

separar el grano de la paja

by separate post

en sobre aparte

a single/separate entity

un ente único/separado

to separate the wheat from the chaff

separar la cizaña del buen grano

to remain a separate entity

ser una entidad independiente

a separate piece of paper

una hoja de papel aparte

to go one's separate ways

ir por distintos caminos

to separate the sheep from the goats

separar el grano de la paja

to separate egg whites from yolks

separar las claras de los huevos de las yemas

to separate the wheat from the chaff

apartar el grano de la paja

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Lew gave him an opportunity to earn his reputation back and now they're so close you couldn't separate them with a cigarette paper.

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Each polyatomic ion in a compound is written individually in order to illustrate the separate groupings.

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Some peers attempted to have her peerage cancelled due to the unprecedented use of the same place name in two separate peerages for separate people.

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The modern usage of the phrase is somewhat separate from its scriptural origins.

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The player can choose from five separate rebel classes, including playing as a servile.

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Rather, they are believed to be separate neural and mental systems.

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Some manufacturers have a separate ground loop fluid pump pack, while some integrate the pumping and valving within the heat pump.

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These functional groups have separate operations and are "vertically integrated" and are therefore sometimes referred to as silos or stovepipes.

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Phase lag is a separate phenomenon from gyroscopic precession.

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The court here also dismissed the complaint, but on the grounds that the res judicata effect precludes this separate claim in a different state.

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