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separate Meaning in French (separate signification en français)

verbséparer, diviser, distinguer
adjectiveséparé
Synonymes:isoler
séparer in English:separate
Phonetic:sé-pa-ré
Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de separate en français est séparer, diviser, distinguer, séparé. (Diviser ou scinder en parties ou sections distinctes.)

Definitions of Separate

  1. 1
    verb
    diviser

    To divide or split into distinct parts or sections.

    Diviser ou scinder en parties ou sections distinctes.

  2. 2
    adjective
    séparé

    Forming a unit by itself; not joined or connected.

    Formant une unité par soi-même ; non joint ou connecté.

  3. 3
    verb
    distinguer

    To distinguish or differentiate between two or more things.

    Distinguer ou différencier entre deux choses ou plus.

Example Sentences

casual

“Please separate the white clothes from the colored ones before washing.”

Veuillez séparer le linge blanc du linge de couleur avant de laver.

casual

“They decided to live in separate houses after their divorce.”

Ils ont décidé de vivre dans des maisons séparées après leur divorce.

formal

“It's important to separate facts from opinions.”

Il est important de séparer les faits des opinions.

Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

diviserisolerdistinguer

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

joindreunirassembler

Inflected Word Forms

third person singularseparates
past tenseseparated
present participleseparating
nounseparation
adjectiveseparable

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

go separate waysexpression

To part company or end a relationship, often after a period of being together.

separate the wheat from the chaffidiom

To distinguish valuable or useful things from worthless ones.