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Abtrennung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • detachment noun A lack of emotional involvement; an attitude of calm distance.
  • divide verb To split something into two or more parts.
  • sequester verb To separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw.

Senses

Abtrennung is used for these senses in English:

  • detachment (uncountable) The action of detaching; separation.
  • divide A thing that divides.
  • sequester sequestration; separation

detachment — full definition

  1. noun A lack of emotional involvement; an attitude of calm distance.
  2. noun A group of soldiers or vehicles sent away from the main military force for a specific task.

divide — full definition

  1. verb To split something into two or more parts.
  2. verb In mathematics, to work out how many times one number goes into another.
  3. verb To cause disagreement or split opinion among a group of people.
  4. noun A significant difference or gap separating two groups or things.

Related German words