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apart
[əˈpɑːt]
adverbio
1alejado(a), separado(a) (at a distance)
  • to stand apart -> estar separado(a)
2(separated)
  • the two towns are 10 kilometers apart -> las dos ciudades están a 10 kilómetros una de la otra
  • boys and girls were kept apart -> los chicos y las chicas estaban separados
  • they're never apart -> no se separan nunca
  • with one's legs apart -> con las piernas abiertas or separadas
  • they were born two years apart -> nacieron con dos años de diferencia
  • they've lived apart since 1987 -> viven separados desde 1987
  • it is difficult to tell them apart -> es difícil distinguirlos
3(to pieces)
  • to take something apart -> desmontar algo
  • to come apart -> destrozarse
también:
  • apart from -> aparte de (excepting)
  • quite apart from the fact that… -> independientemente del hecho de que…
  • joking apart -> bromas aparte

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apart [a-párt]
adverbio
1Aparte, a un lado, separadamente, por separado, aparte de.
  • He stood apart -> se mantuvo aparte
  • Ten centimetres apart -> separados por diez centímetros
  • Apart from the style, I quite like it -> aparte del estilo, me gusta bastante
  • To be miles apart -> estar a kilómetros de distancia
  • To come apart -> desprenderse, ser desmontable, estropearse
  • To live apart -> vivir apartado
  • To stand with one’s legs apart -> estar con las piernas separadas
  • To tell two things apart -> distinguir dos cosas una de otra
  • To set apart -> apartar, reservar
  • Joking apart -> bromas aparte

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apart [əˈpɑːt]
When apart is an element in a phrasal verb, eg fall apart, tear apart, look up the verb.
apartfall aparttear apart
adverb
1 (separated)
at a distance
it was the first time we had been apart era la primera vez que estábamos separados; with one's feet apart con los pies apartados; the two towns are 10km apart los dos pueblos están a 10km el uno del otro; their birthdays are two days apart sus cumpleaños se separan por dos días; posts set equally apart postes espaciados con regularidad colocados a intervalos iguales;or
to hold o.s. aparthold mantenerse aparte
to keep apartkeep separar; mantener aislado;from de
he lives apart from his wifelives vive separado de su mujer
they have lived apart for six months viven separados desde hace seis meses; we live three doors apart vivimos a tres puertas de ellos
the house stands somewhat apartstands la casa está algo aislada
they stood a long way apart estaban muy apartados (el uno del otro); he stood apart from the others se mantuvo apartado de los otros
I can't tell them aparttell no puedo distinguir el uno del otro
set apart
2 (in pieces)
to come fall apartor romperse; deshacerse; to take sth apart desmontar algo
fall apart take apart tear apart
3 (aside)
joking apart ... en serio ...; these problems apart ... aparte de estos problemas ...; estos problemas aparte ...
4
apart from
(excluding) aparte de
apart from the fact that ... aparte del hecho de que ...; but quite apart from that ... pero aparte de eso ...
 (except for)
he ate everything apart from the meat comió todo menos excepto la carne;or they all voted against apart from John todos votaron en contra aparte de John

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