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(a) (different, distinct → category, meaning, issue) distinct, à part; (→ incident, times, episodes) différent;∎ that's quite a separate matter ça, c'est une toute autre affaire;∎ the two issues are quite separate les deux problèmes sont distincts;∎ they sleep in separate rooms (children) ils ont chacun leur chambre; (couple) ils font chambre à part;∎ administration and finance are in separate departments l'administration et les finances relèvent de services différents;∎ the canteen is separate from the main building la cantine se trouve à l'extérieur du bâtiment principal;∎ begin each chapter on a separate page commencez chaque chapitre sur une nouvelle page;∎ use a separate piece of paper utilisez une feuille séparée;∎ I'd prefer them to come on separate days je préférerais qu'ils viennent à des jours différents;∎ it happened on four separate occasions cela s'est produit à quatre reprises;∎ she likes to keep her home life separate from the office elle tient à ce que son travail n'empiète pas sur sa vie privée;∎ the peaches must be kept separate from the lemons les pêches et les citrons ne doivent pas être mélangés;∎ he was kept separate from the other children on le tenait à l'écart ou on l'isolait des autres enfants;∎ separate but equal = doctrine en vigueur aux États-Unis de 1896 à 1954, selon laquelle la séparation entre Noirs et Blancs était licite du moment qu'ils bénéficiaient de services (éducation, transports etc) équivalents(b) (independent → entrance, living quarters) indépendant, particulier; (→ existence, organization) indépendant;∎ they lead very separate lives ils mènent chacun leur vie;∎ they went their separate ways (after meeting) ils sont partis chacun de leur côté; figurative (in life) chacun a suivi sa route(a) (in stereo) élément m séparé∎ he stepped in to separate the fighting dogs il est intervenu pour séparer les chiens qui se battaient;∎ the last three coaches will be separated from the rest of the train les trois derniers wagons seront détachés du reste du train;∎ the Bosphorus separates Europe from Asia le Bosphore sépare l'Europe de l'Asie;∎ the seriously ill were separated from the other patients les malades gravement atteints étaient isolés des autres patients;∎ the records can be separated into four categories les disques peuvent être divisés ou classés en quatre catégories(b) (keep distinct) séparer, distinguer;∎ to separate reality from myth distinguer le mythe de la réalité, faire la distinction entre le mythe et la réalité∎ separate the whites from the yolks séparez les blancs des jaunes(a) (go different ways) se quitter, se séparer;∎ they separated after the meeting ils se sont quittés après la réunion(b) (split up → couple) se séparer, rompre; (→ in boxing, duel) rompre; Politics (→ party) se scinder;∎ they separated on good terms ils se sont séparés à l'amiable;∎ the party separated into various factions le parti s'est scindé en diverses factions∎ the boosters separate from the shuttle les propulseurs auxiliaires se détachent de la navette;∎ the model separates into four parts la maquette se divise en quatre parties['sepərəts] (clothes) coordonnés mpl►► French Canadian separate school ≃ école f libreséparer, trierse séparerséparer, diviser;∎ to separate sth up into equal shares diviser ou partager qch en parts égales -
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1. adjective[section, piece] séparé ; [existence, organization, unit] indépendant ; [entrance, question, issue] autre• "with separate toilet" « avec WC séparé »2. plural noun• only three points now separate the two teams trois points seulement séparent maintenant les deux équipesa. [sauce] se séparerb. [people] se séparer━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque separate est un adjectif ou un nom, la fin se prononce comme it: ˈsepərɪt ; lorsque c'est un verbe, elle se prononce comme eight: ˈsepəreɪt.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *1. 2. ['sepərət]1) ( with singular noun) [piece, organization] à part; [discussion, issue, occasion] autrethe flat is separate from the rest of the house — l'appartement est indépendant du reste de la maison
under separate cover — Postal services sous pli séparé
2) ( with plural noun) [sections, discussions, problems] différent; [organizations, agreements, treaties] distinct3. ['sepərət] 4. ['sepəreɪt]they asked for separate bills — ( in restaurant) ils ont demandé chacun leur addition
transitive verb1) ( divide) lit séparer; fig diviserto separate the issue of pay from that of working hours — dissocier la question des salaires de celle des heures de travail
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B adj1 ( with singular noun) [piece, section, organization] à part ; [discussion, issue, occasion] autre ; [problem] à part ; [identity] propre (before n) ; she has a separate room elle a une chambre à part ; each room has a separate bathroom chaque chambre a sa propre salle de bains ; the flat is separate from the rest of the house l'appartement est indépendant du reste de la maison ; a separate appointment for each child un rendez-vous pour chaque enfant ; I had a separate appointment j'avais un autre rendez-vous ; under separate cover Post sous pli séparé ;2 ( with plural noun) [pieces, sections, discussions, issues, problems] différent ; [organizations, agreements, treaties] distinct ; [dates, appointments] différent ; they have separate rooms ils ont chacun leur chambre ; they dined at separate tables ils ont dîné à des tables différentes ; they asked for separate bills ( in restaurant) ils ont demandé chacun leur addition ; these are two separate problems ce sont deux problèmes différents.C adv keep the knives separate rangez les couteaux séparément or à part ; keep the knives separate from the forks séparez les couteaux des fourchettes.D vtr1 ( divide) [wall, river] séparer [country, community] ; [intolerance, belief] diviser [people] ; séparer [milk, egg] ; only five seconds separated the two athletes cinq secondes seulement séparaient les deux athlètes ; to be separated by être séparé par [river, wall] ; être divisé à cause de [prejudice, intolerance] ; to separate sth from sth [wall, river] séparer qch de qch ; to separate the cream from the milk séparer la crème du lait ; to separate sb from sb [belief, disapproval] éloigner qn de qn ; her beliefs separated her from her sister ses croyances l'ont éloignée de sa sœur ; the child became separated from his mother ( in crowd etc) l'enfant s'est retrouvé séparé de sa mère ; to separate the issue of pay from that of working hours dissocier la question des salaires de celle des heures de travail ;2 ( also separate out) ( sort out) répartir [people] ; trier [objects, produce] ; he separated (out) the children according to age il a réparti les enfants selon leur âge.■ separate out [liquid] se séparer. -
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♦ separate /ˈsɛprət/A a.1 separato; disgiunto; diviso; distinto: separate tables, tavoli separati; Keep it separate from the others, tienilo separato (o distinto) dagli altri; (rag.) separate accounts, conti distinti2 diverso; vario; singolo: the separate parts of the body, le diverse parti del corpo; the separate volumes, i singoli volumiB n.1 (tipogr.) pubblicazione a sé stante; monografia● (leg.) separate estate, proprietà personale della moglie; beni parafernali □ (leg.) separate maintenance, alimenti ( a un coniuge divorziato) □ (bur., comm.) under separate cover, in plico a parte.♦ (to) separate /ˈsɛpəreɪt/A v. t.1 separare; disgiungere; dividere; suddividere; scindere; distinguere: A wall separates the two gardens, un muro separa i due giardini; to separate two quarrellers, dividere due litiganti; The estate was separated into small lots, la proprietà è stata suddivisa in piccoli appezzamentiB v. i.separarsi; disgiungersi; dividersi; staccarsi; scindersi: to separate from one's wife, separarsi dalla moglie; We separated at noon, ci siamo separati a mezzogiorno● (fis.) to separate light, scomporre la luce □ (fig., scherz.) to separate the men from the boys, scoprire in un gruppo chi è veramente in gamba □ to separate milk, scremare il latte. -
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separate1. a [ˊseprət]1) отде́льный;cut it into four separate parts разре́жьте э́то на четы́ре ча́сти
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2) осо́бый, индивидуа́льный; самостоя́тельный;these are two entirely separate questions э́то два соверше́нно самостоя́тельных вопро́са
3) изоли́рованный; уединённый4) сепара́тный2. n [ˊseprət]1) pl отде́льные предме́ты оде́жды (юбки, жакеты и т.п.), из кото́рых мо́жно соста́вить анса́мбль2) отде́льный о́ттиск ( статьи)3. v [ˊsepəreɪt]1) отделя́ть(ся), разделя́ть(ся); разлуча́ть(ся); расходи́ться2) сортирова́ть, отсе́ивать;to separate chaff from grain очища́ть зерно́ от мяки́ны
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separate vэшелонировать(полет) separated vortexотделившийся вихрьseparate sensorизолированный датчикseparate the aircraftэшелонировать воздушное судно -
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separate I v 1. BM, TE trennen, entmischen (Stoffgemische); klassieren; sortieren; sich abscheiden; sich entmischen; 2. KONST (ab)trennen, abteilen; begrenzen separate II KONST, SAN separat, getrennt (z. B. Toilette)English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > separate
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sēparātē, Adv. (separatus), doch nur im Compar., besonders, quaedam argumentationes communiter et similiter tractabuntur, quaedam separatius ad finem adiungentur, Cic. de inv. 2, 156.
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sēparātē, Adv. (separatus), doch nur im Compar., besonders, quaedam argumentationes communiter et similiter tractabuntur, quaedam separatius ad finem adiungentur, Cic. de inv. 2, 156.Ausführliches Lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch > separate
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separate getrennt, einzeln, separatEnglish-German dictionary of Electrical Engineering and Electronics > separate
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separate отделять; разделять; разобщать; отдельный; раздельныйEnglish-Russian dictionary of biology and biotechnology > separate
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1. 'sepəreit verb1) ((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.) separar2) (to go in different directions: We all walked along together and separated at the cross-roads.) separarse3) ((of a husband and wife) to start living apart from each other by choice.) separarse
2. -rət adjective1) (divided; not joined: He sawed the wood into four separate pieces; The garage is separate from the house.) separado2) (different or distinct: This happened on two separate occasions; I like to keep my job and my home life separate.) distinto, diferente•- separable
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separate1 adj1. distinto2. aparteseparate2 vb separar2 (distinguish) distinguir, separar1 (gen) separarse2 (mayonnaise etc) cortarse1 (apart) separado,-a■ political prisoners are kept separate from the others los presos políticos están separados de los demás2 (not shared) separado,-a, individual3 (different, distinct) distinto,-a, diferente■ that is a separate issue eso es un tema aparte, eso es otro tema1 (clothes) prendas de mujer que combinan con otras, pero que se venden sueltas\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go one's separate ways irse cada uno por su ladoto lead separate lives hacer cada uno su propia vidato send something under separate cover mandar algo por separado1) detach, sever: separar2) distinguish: diferenciar, distinguirseparate vipart: separarseseparate ['sɛprət, 'sɛpə-] adj1) individual: separado, apartea separate state: un estado separadoin a separate envelope: en un sobre aparte2) distinct: distintoadj.• aparte adj.• distinto, -a adj.• separado, -a adj.• suelto, -a adj.v.• alejar v.• apartar v.• desaparear v.• desarrimar v.• desatar v.• desjuntar v.• desligar v.• despegar v.• desprender v.• destrabar v.• desunir v.• quitar v.• separar v.
I 'sepərəta) ( individual) <beds/rooms/bank accounts> separadoto go our/their separate ways — irse* cada uno por su lado
b) ( physically apart) aparte adj invthe gym is in a separate building — el gimnasio está en un edificio aparte or en otro edificio
c) (distinct, different)
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1. 'sepəreɪta) ( set apart) separarto separate something/somebody FROM something/somebody — separar algo/a alguien de algo/alguien
b) ( keep apart) separarto be separated FROM somebody — estar* separado de alguien
c) ( distinguish) distinguir*, diferenciarto separate something FROM something — distinguir* or diferenciar algo de algo
d) ( Tech) extraer*
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via) ( move apart) separarseb) \<\<couple\>\> separarsePhrasal Verbs:['seprɪt]1.ADJ (=apart) separado; (=different) distinto, diferente; (=distant) apartado, retirado•
could we have separate bills? — queremos cuentas individuales, ¿podemos pagar por separado?2.Nseparates (=clothes) coordinados mpl3.['sepǝreɪt]VT (=keep apart) separar; (=set aside) apartar; (=divide) dividir, partir; (=distinguish) distinguirto separate truth from error — separar lo falso de lo verdadero, distinguir entre lo falso y lo verdadero
4.['sepǝreɪt]VI separarse* * *
I ['sepərət]a) ( individual) <beds/rooms/bank accounts> separadoto go our/their separate ways — irse* cada uno por su lado
b) ( physically apart) aparte adj invthe gym is in a separate building — el gimnasio está en un edificio aparte or en otro edificio
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1. ['sepəreɪt]a) ( set apart) separarto separate something/somebody FROM something/somebody — separar algo/a alguien de algo/alguien
b) ( keep apart) separarto be separated FROM somebody — estar* separado de alguien
c) ( distinguish) distinguir*, diferenciarto separate something FROM something — distinguir* or diferenciar algo de algo
d) ( Tech) extraer*
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1. adjectiveverschieden [Fragen, Probleme]; getrennt [Konten, Betten]; gesondert [Teil]; separat [Eingang, Toilette, Blatt Papier, Abteil]; Sonder[vereinbarung]; (one's own, individual) eigen [Zimmer, Identität, Organisation]2. transitive verb3. intransitive verbthey are separated — (no longer live together) sie leben getrennt
1) (disperse) sich trennen2) [Ehepaar:] sich trennen* * *1. ['sepəreit] verb1) ((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.) trennen2) (to go in different directions: We all walked along together and separated at the cross-roads.) sich trennen2. [-rət] adjective1) (divided; not joined: He sawed the wood into four separate pieces; The garage is separate from the house.) getrennt2) (different or distinct: This happened on two separate occasions; I like to keep my job and my home life separate.) getrennt•- academic.ru/65955/separateness">separateness- separable
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- separate up* * *sepa·rateI. adj[ˈsepərət, AM -ɚɪt]\separate bedrooms getrennte Schlafzimmerto retain a \separate entity eine Einheit für sich akk bleibento go \separate ways eigene Wege gehento keep sth \separate etw auseinanderhaltenII. n[ˈsepərət, AM -ɚɪt]▪ \separates pl ≈ Einzelteile plladies' \separates Röcke, Blusen, HosenIII. vt[ˈsepəreɪt, AM -əreɪt]▪ to \separate sth etw abspaltenthey look so alike I can't \separate them in my mind sie sehen sich so ähnlich, ich kann sie einfach nicht auseinanderhaltenyou can't \separate ethics from politics du kannst doch die Ethik nicht von der Politik abspaltento \separate egg whites from yolks Eigelb vom Eiweiß trennenIV. vi[ˈsepəreɪt, AM -əreɪt]she is \separated from her husband sie lebt von ihrem Mann getrennt* * *['seprət]1. adj1) getrennt, gesondert (from von); organization, unit gesondert, eigen attr; two organizations, issues, parts gesondert attr, voneinander getrennt, verschieden attr; provisions, regulations besondere(r, s) attr, separat, gesondert attr; beds, rooms, accounts getrennt; account, bill, agreement, department gesondert attr, extra attr inv; entrance, toilet, flat separat; existence eigen attrthat is a separate question/issue — das ist eine andere Frage, das ist eine Frage für sich
there will be separate discussions on this question — diese Frage wird extra or separat or gesondert diskutiert
this is quite separate from his job — das hat mit seinem Beruf nichts zu tun
to keep two things separate — zwei Dinge nicht zusammentun; questions, issues zwei Dinge auseinanderhalten
separate from your card —
keep this book separate from the others — halten Sie dieses Buch von den anderen getrennt
2) (= individual) einzelnall the separate sections/pieces/units/questions — alle einzelnen Abschnitte/Teile/Einheiten/Fragen
everybody has a separate cup/task — jeder hat eine Tasse/Aufgabe für sich or seine eigene Tasse/Aufgabe
2. n separates3. plRöcke, Blusen, Hosen etc4. vt['sepəreɪt] trennen; (CHEM ALSO) scheiden; milk entrahmen; (= divide up) aufteilen (into in +acc)to separate the good from the bad — die Guten von den Schlechten trennen or scheiden
he can't separate his private life from his work — er kann Privatleben und Arbeit nicht (voneinander) trennen, er kann das Privatleben nicht von der Arbeit trennen
5. vi['sepəreɪt] sich trennen; (CHEM ALSO) sich scheidenit separates into four parts ( fig : problem etc ) — es lässt sich in vier Teile auseinandernehmen es zerfällt in vier Teile
* * *A v/t [ˈsepəreıt]1. trennen ( from von):b) Freunde, auch Kämpfende etc auseinanderbringen:separate church and state Kirche und Staat trennen;a separated couple ein getrennt lebendes Ehepaar;2. spalten, auf-, zerteilen ( alle:into in akk)3. CHEM, TECHa) scheiden, trennen, (ab)spaltenb) sortierenc) aufbereiten5. MIL US entlassenB v/i [ˈsepəreıt]1. sich trennen, scheiden ( beide:from von), auseinandergehen3. CHEM, TECH sich absondernC adj [ˈseprət] (adv separately)1. getrennt, (ab)gesondert, besonder(er, e, es), separat, Separat…:2. einzeln, gesondert, getrennt, Einzel…:separate bedrooms getrennte Schlafzimmer;with a separate entrance mit eigenem Eingang;the separate members of the body die einzelnen Glieder des Körpers;two separate questions zwei Einzelfragen, zwei gesondert zu behandelnde Fragen;separate rooms getrennte Zimmer, Einzelzimmer;they went their separate ways sie gingen ihre eigenen Wege;keep separate Bedeutungen etc auseinanderhalten;be available separately einzeln erhältlich sein3. einzeln, isoliert:D s [ˈseprət]2. TYPO Sonder(ab)druck m3. pl Mode: Separates [ˈseprəts] pl (Kleidungsstücke, die zu einer zwei- oder mehrteiligen Kombination gehören)sep. abk2. separate getr.* * *1. adjectiveverschieden [Fragen, Probleme]; getrennt [Konten, Betten]; gesondert [Teil]; separat [Eingang, Toilette, Blatt Papier, Abteil]; Sonder[vereinbarung]; (one's own, individual) eigen [Zimmer, Identität, Organisation]2. transitive verb3. intransitive verbthey are separated — (no longer live together) sie leben getrennt
1) (disperse) sich trennen2) [Ehepaar:] sich trennen* * *adj.abgesondert adj.gesondert adj.getrennt adj. v.scheiden v.(§ p.,pp.: schied, ist geschieden)trennen v. -
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1. [ʹsep(ə)rıt] n1. полигр. отдельный оттиск ( статьи)2. pl блузки, юбки, брюки и т. п., которые можно надевать в разных комбинациях2. [ʹsep(ə)rıt] a1. 1) отдельный; изолированный; обособленный, отделённыйseparate room - изолированная /отдельная/ комната
separate system of imprisonment - юр. тюремная система одиночных камер
separate drive - тех. одиночный /индивидуальный/ привод
to live separate from smb. - жить отдельно от кого-л.
2) раздельныйseparate loading - воен. раздельное заряжание
separate ammunition - воен. боеприпасы раздельного заряжания
separate pagination - полигр. раздельная пагинация
3) сепаратный2. особый, специальный; самостоятельныйthese are two entirely separate questions - это два совершенно самостоятельных вопроса
separate account - фин. специальный счёт
separate battalion - воен. отдельный батальон
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separate development - «раздельное развитие», расовая сегрегация (под предлогом создания равных, но раздельных возможностей)❝separate but equal❞ - ≅ «равенство порознь» (доктрина, оправдывающая расовую сегрегацию, в т. ч. в школах)separate estate - юр. отдельное /обособленное/ имущество ( замужней женщины)
3. [ʹsepəreıt] vseparate maintenance - юр. содержание, выплачиваемое мужем жене в случае соглашения о раздельном жительстве
1. 1) отделять, разъединятьgardens separated by a wall - сады, разделённые стеной
the two events are separated in time by one hundred years - во времени эти события отстоят друг от друга на сотню лет
to separate the sheep from the goats - библ. отделить агнцев от козлищ
2) отделяться, разъединяться3) различать, отличать2. 1) разделятьto separate smth. into parts [into classes, into parties, into lots] - разделить что-л. на части [на классы, на партии, на участки]
2) выделять, экстрагировать; сепарировать3) сортировать, отсеивать (тж. separate out)3. 1) разлучатьto separate smb. from smb., smth. - разлучать кого-л. с кем-л., чем-л.
2) расставаться, разлучатьсяthe friends didn't separate till midnight - друзья не расставались до полуночи
we have to separate at the crossroad - от перекрёстка нам придётся идти в разные стороны
in some way he became separated from his companions - каким-то образом он отделился /отстал/ от своих спутников
3) расходиться ( о супругах); жить врозь ( без развода)4. 1) разлагать ( на части)2) хим. выделять из раствора, выделять отстаиванием3) разделять ( фракции)5. увольнять с военной службы; демобилизовывать
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Separate — Sep a*rate, v. i. To part; to become disunited; to be disconnected; to withdraw from one another; as, the family separated. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
separate — Note the spelling with two as, unlike desperate. The verb is pronounced sep ǝ rayt, and the adjective sep ǝ rǝt … Modern English usage
separate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself; not joined or united with others. 2) different; distinct. ► VERB 1) move or come apart. 2) stop living together as a couple. 3) divide into constituent or distinct elements. 4) … English terms dictionary
separate — sep|a|rate1 W2S2 [ˈsepərıt] adj [no comparative] 1.) different ▪ Use separate knives for raw and cooked meat. ▪ My wife and I have separate bank accounts. 2.) not related to or not affected by something else ▪ That s a separate issue. ▪ He was… … Dictionary of contemporary English