separate2
UK: /ˈsep.ər.eɪt/ US: /-ə.reɪt/ [separated, separating]Translation
v [t, i]
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⇨ separar
Then separate the white from the yolk Luego separa la clara de la yema
■ constr. to separate sth/sb from sth/sb›
⇨ separar
The Baltic Sea separates Scandinavia and Russia El mar Báltico separa Escandinavia y Rusia
⇨ dividir
Oliver separated the cake into six pieces Oliver dividió la tarta en seis trozos
■ constr. to separate into sthv [i]
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⇨ separarse
They separated two years ago Se separaron hace dos años
(Definition of separate vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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