separating in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for separating in the English»French Dictionary

I.separates N

separates npl [ˈsɛprəts] FASHION:

separates

coordonnés mpl

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

1. separate (with singular noun):

separate piece, section, organization

à part

separate discussion, issue, occasion

autre

separate problem

à part

separate identity

propre

she has a separate room

elle a une chambre à part

each room has a separate bathroom

chaque chambre a sa propre salle de bains

the flat is separate from the rest of the house

l'appartement est indépendant du reste de la maison

a separate appointment for each child

un rendez-vous pour chaque enfant

I had a separate appointment

j'avais un autre rendez-vous

under separate cover

sous pli séparé

2. separate (with plural noun):

separate pieces, sections, discussions, issues, problems

différent

separate organizations, agreements, treaties

distinct

separate dates, appointments

différent

they have separate rooms

ils ont chacun leur chambre

they dined at separate tables

ils ont dîné à des tables différentes

they asked for separate bills (in restaurant)

ils ont demandé chacun leur addition

these are two separate problems

ce sont deux problèmes différents

III.separate ADV [Brit ˈsɛp(ə)rət, Am ˈsɛp(ə)rət]

keep the knives separate

rangez les couteaux séparément or à part

keep the knives separate from the forks

séparez les couteaux des fourchettes

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

1. separate (divide):

separate wall, river: country, community

séparer

separate intolerance, belief: people

diviser

separate milk, egg

séparer

only five seconds separated the two athletes

cinq secondes seulement séparaient les deux athlètes

to be separated by river, wall

être séparé par

to be separated by prejudice, intolerance

être divisé à cause de

to separate sth from sth wall, river:

séparer qc de qc

to separate the cream from the milk

séparer la crème du lait

to separate sb from sb belief, disapproval:

éloigner qn de qn

her beliefs separated her from her sister

ses croyances l'ont éloignée de sa sœur

the child became separated from his mother (in crowd etc)

l'enfant s'est retrouvé séparé de sa mère

to separate the issue of pay from that of working hours

dissocier la question des salaires de celle des heures de travail

Phrases:

separate, a. separate out (sort out) people

répartir

separate, a. separate out objects, produce

trier

he separated (out) the children according to age

il a réparti les enfants selon leur âge

V.separate VB intr [Brit ˈsɛpəreɪt, Am ˈsɛpəˌreɪt] (all contexts)

separate person, couple, component:

se séparer (from de)

VI.separated ˈsepəreɪtɪd ADJ

separated ˈsepəreɪtɪd person, couple:

separated [ˈsepəreɪtɪd]

séparé

separate out VB

separate out liquid:

separate out

se séparer

Translations for separating in the French»English Dictionary

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arrachement d'un enfant à sa mère

separating a child from his/her mother

séparation (action de séparer)

separating, separation

ils envisagent la séparation de leurs activités commerciales et de recherche

they are thinking of separating their commercial and research activities

après la séparation des composants du mélange

after separating out the constituents of the mixture

séparation (rupture) also LAW

separating, separation

établir une séparation (nette) entre sa vie privée et professionnelle

to keep one's private life (completely) separate from one's work

distinct (distincte) société, entreprise

separate

être difficilement séparable de

to be difficult to separate from

dédoublement (de câble, fil)

separating [sth] into strands

disjoindre

to separate

questions disjointes

separate issues

séparer le bon grain de l'ivraie

to separate the wheat from the chaff

morbier

semi-soft cows' milk cheese from the Jura region, characterized originally by a thin layer of ash (which nowadays is a tasteless vegetable product) separating the top and bottom halves

separating in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for separating in the English»French Dictionary

I.separate [ˈsep·ə·ɪt, vb: ˈsep· ə r·eɪt ] ADJ

1. separate (not joined physically):

separate

séparé(e)

a separate piece of paper

une feuille à part

2. separate (distinct):

separate

distinct(e)

3. separate (different):

separate

différent(e)

to go separate ways

prendre des chemins différents

II.separate [ˈsep·ə·ɪt, vb: ˈsep· ə r·eɪt] VB trans

separate

séparer

to separate sb/sth from sb/sth else

séparer qn/qc de qn/qc

III.separate [ˈsep·ə·ɪt, vb: ˈsep· ə r·eɪt] VB intr

separate

se séparer

to separate from sb/sth

se séparer de qn/qc

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earphones separate

écouteurs mpl

to separate the wheat from the chaff

séparer le bon grain de l'ivraie

Translations for separating in the French»English Dictionary

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séparé(e)

separate

disjoindre qc de qc

to separate sth from sth

un genre en soi

a separate genre

indépendant(e) questions, systèmes

separate

séparer

to separate

séparer

to separate

nos routes se séparent

we're going our separate ways

propre biens, capitaux

separate

séparation de biens

separate ownership (of property by married couples)