separate

I 1. ['sepərət]

aggettivo

1) (with singular noun) [piece, organization] separato, a sé stante; [discussion, issue, occasion] altro, diverso

the flat is separate from the rest of the house — l'appartamento è indipendente dal resto della casa

a separate appointment for each child — un incontro individuale per ogni bambino

under separate cover — in un plico a parte

2) (with plural noun) [pieces, sections] separato, differente; [problems, agreements] diverso, distinto, separato

they have separate rooms — hanno stanze separate

to ask for separate bills — (in restaurant) chiedere conti separati

2.

avverbio

keep the knives separate — tieni i coltelli a parte

keep the knives separate from the forks — tieni i coltelli separati dalle forchette

II 1. ['sepəreɪt]

verbo transitivo

1) (divide) [wall, river] dividere, separare [country]; [intolerance, belief] dividere [people]; separare [milk, egg]

to separate the issue of pay from that of working hours — distinguere o tenere separata la questione dello stipendio da quella dell'orario di lavoro

2) (anche separate out) (sort out) suddividere [pupils, children]; smistare, selezionare [objects]

2.

verbo intransitivo [person, couple] separarsi

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1. ['sepəreit] verb

1) ((sometimes with into or from) to place, take, keep or force apart: He separated the money into two piles; A policeman tried to separate the men who were fighting.) separare

2) (to go in different directions: We all walked along together and separated at the cross-roads.) separarsi

3) ((of a husband and wife) to start living apart from each other by choice.) separarsi

2. [-rət] adjective

1) (divided; not joined: He sawed the wood into four separate pieces; The garage is separate from the house.) separato

2) (different or distinct: This happened on two separate occasions; I like to keep my job and my home life separate.) diverso; separato

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- separateness

- separable
- separately
- separates
- separation
- separatist
- separatism
- separate off
- separate out
- separate up

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I 1. ['sepərət]

aggettivo

1) (with singular noun) [piece, organization] separato, a sé stante; [discussion, issue, occasion] altro, diverso

the flat is separate from the rest of the house — l'appartamento è indipendente dal resto della casa

a separate appointment for each child — un incontro individuale per ogni bambino

under separate cover — in un plico a parte

2) (with plural noun) [pieces, sections] separato, differente; [problems, agreements] diverso, distinto, separato

they have separate rooms — hanno stanze separate

to ask for separate bills — (in restaurant) chiedere conti separati

2.

avverbio

keep the knives separate — tieni i coltelli a parte

keep the knives separate from the forks — tieni i coltelli separati dalle forchette

II 1. ['sepəreɪt]

verbo transitivo

1) (divide) [wall, river] dividere, separare [country]; [intolerance, belief] dividere [people]; separare [milk, egg]

to separate the issue of pay from that of working hours — distinguere o tenere separata la questione dello stipendio da quella dell'orario di lavoro

2) (anche separate out) (sort out) suddividere [pupils, children]; smistare, selezionare [objects]

2.

verbo intransitivo [person, couple] separarsi