apart
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)An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
1. (separated)
a. separado
We've only been apart for eight hours and I already miss her.Hemos estado separados tan solo ocho horas y ya la extraño.
b. alejado
Even though we are far apart, I keep you in my heart.Aunque estamos tan alejados, te tengo en mi corazón.
c. aparte
The police kept the two groups of demonstrators apart.La policía mantuvo a los dos grupos de manifestantes aparte.
d. apartado
Rick stood on the deck with his feet apart in an attempt to keep from falling down.Rick se paró en la cubierta con los pies apartados para tratar de evitar caerse.
e. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
My best friend and I live five blocks apart.Mi mejor amigo y yo vivimos a cinco cuadras el uno del otro.
Our birthdays are only three days apart.Hay tan sólo tres días entre nuestros cumpleaños.
2. (in pieces)
a. excepto
My grandmother said that everything, apart from family, eventually ends.Mi abuela decía que todo, excepto la familia, termina con el tiempo.
b. menos
The team, apart from Gloria, agrees on what our plan of action should be.El equipo, menos Gloria, está de acuerdo sobre cuál debería ser el plan de acción.
c. aparte de
Anything lost, apart from time, can be found again.Cualquier cosa perdida, aparte del tiempo, se puede volver a encontrar.
d. independientemente de
Quite apart from the money, our greatest success is the joy we've brought to people's lives.Independientemente del dinero, nuestro mayor éxito es la alegría que llevamos a las vidas de las personas.
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