English-German translations for sever

• abbrechen
• abtrennen
  Die Praxis des Abtrennens von Haifischflossen gefährdet bekanntermaßen das Überleben mehrerer Haifischarten. The practice of shark finning is known to endanger the survival of several shark species.
• durchtrennen
• trennen
  Dies würde eine Fehler sein, der schwer wiegenden Folgen für die Mitgliedstaaten hätte, die diese Mittel zur Überbrückung der Entwicklungslücken benötigen, die sie von anderen Staaten trennen. This would be a mistake entailing severe consequences for the Member States which need these funds to bridge the development gaps which separate them from the other states.
• zertrennen

Definition of sever

• To cut free
• To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated
• To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish
• To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate

Examples

• After he graduated, he severed all links to his family.
• to sever the head from the body
• to sever an estate in joint tenancy

Related words

• severe
• several
• persevere
• perseverance
• severely
• severity
• severed
• persevering
• perseverant