separar

=

to separate

verb

separar

transitive verb

1. to separate (desunir, alejar)(de from)

las hojas se han pegado y no las puedo separar -> the pages have stuck together and I can't separate them o get them apart
son muchas las cosas que nos separan -> there are many differences between us

2. to move away (apartar)(de from)

separa un poco las sillas -> move the chairs apart a bit

3. to put aside (reservar)

4. (destituir)

separar de -> to remove o dismiss from

separarse

pronomial verb

1. to move apart (apartarse)

separarse de -> to move away from
no se separen del grupo -> don't leave the group, stay together with the group
no se separaba de mí -> he didn't leave my side

2. to separate, to part company (ir por distinto lugar)

3. to separate (matrimonio)(de from)

4. to come away o off (desprenderse)

separar [say-pah-rar’]

article & verb transitive

1. To separate (objeto), to part, to divide, to cut, to chop, to hackle.

2. To separate, to set sports, to lay aside; to repose; to divorce.

3. To anatomize; to dissect in order to show or study the structure of animal bodies.

Los negocios le separan de su familia -> business keeps him away from his family

verb reflexive

4. To separate, to part (componentes), to be disunited; to come off, to go off, to fly off; to withdraw, to drop all communication and intercourse to retire, to sequester.

Separarse de un grupo -> to leave a group
Se ha separado de su mujer -> he has left his wife

Verb Conjugation for "separar"

Infinitive: separar

Gerund: separando

Participle: separado

	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfect	Futuro	Subjuntivo
Yo	separo	separé	separaba	separaré	separe
Tú	separas	separaste	separabas	separarás	separes
Ella/Él/Usted	separa	separó	separaba	separará	separe
Nosotros	separamos	separamos	separábamos	separaremos	separemos
Vosotros	separáis	separasteis	separabais	separaréis	separéis
Ellos/Ustedes	separan	separaron	separaban	separarán	separen