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separare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • burst verb To break open suddenly, often from internal pressure.
  • separate verb To divide something into parts, or to keep things or people apart from each other.
  • sever verb To cut off or separate something completely, often abruptly.
  • shed noun A small, simple structure used for storage or shelter, usually in a garden or yard.
  • split verb To divide something into parts, often along a line.

Senses

separare is used for these senses in English:

  • break up (transitive, idiomatic) To stop a fight; to separate people who are fighting.
  • burst (transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure.
  • burst (transitive, obsolete) To cause to break by any means.
  • separate (transitive) To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
  • sever (law) To disconnect; to disunite; to terminate.
  • shed (transitive, UK, dialectal) To part, separate or divide.

burst — full definition

  1. verb To break open suddenly, often from internal pressure.
  2. verb To move suddenly and forcefully, especially entering or exiting.
  3. noun A sudden, brief outbreak or surge of something.

separate — full definition

  1. verb To divide something into parts, or to keep things or people apart from each other.
  2. adj Not connected to or joined with something else; distinct.

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