entzwei — meaning in English

English meaning

• apart adv Separated by distance or time.
• asunder adverb Torn or broken into separate pieces, especially violently.

Senses

entzwei is used for these senses in English:

• apart Excluded from consideration.
• asunder (archaic, literary) Into separate parts or pieces.
• in twain (archaic) In two, in halves, into two parts, asunder
• in two (set phrase) Into two parts.

apart — full definition

1. adv Separated by distance or time.
2. adv Into separate pieces or parts.
3. adj Clearly different or distinguished from others.

asunder — full definition

1. adverb Torn or broken into separate pieces, especially violently.
2. adverb Apart from one another; separated.

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