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separate(
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reyt
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (autonomous)
My wife and I have separate bank accounts.Mi esposa y yo tenemos cuentas bancarias separadas.
b. independiente
The country could break apart into three separate states.El país podría dividirse en tres estados independientes.
a. aparte
His studio is in a separate building from the house.Su estudio está en un edificio aparte de la casa.
3. (different)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. separar
The differences that separate us are of little consequence.Las diferencias que nos separan carecen de importancia.
a. separar
It was impossible for the police to separate the rival fans.La policía no conseguía separar a los hinchas de los equipos rivales.
a. distinguir
You need to separate love from infatuation.Tienes que distinguir entre el amor y un capricho pasajero.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. separarse
It's so sad that they separated. They were the perfect couple.Qué triste que se separaran. Eran la pareja perfecta.
a. separarse
The two continents separated from each other.Los dos continentes se separaron entre sí.
b. desprenderse
His ligaments have separated from the bone.Los ligamentos se le han desprendido del hueso.
9. (to divide)
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