English-Portuguese translations for separate

• separar
  Penso que devemos separar as nossas actividades por regiões. We have to separate our activities by region.
  Não podemos separar uma da outra. We cannot separate one from the other.
  Em segundo lugar, penso que é sensato separar os poderes. Secondly, I think it is sensible to separate the powers.
• separado
  Abordámo-las em documentos separados. We addressed them in separate documents.
  Há que manter separados estes dois aspectos. The two issues must be kept separate.
  Esta alteração deve ser votada em separado. This amendment should be voted separately.
• separar-se
  Felizmente, este Parlamento irá separar-se depois de ter trabalhado nessa base. Happily, this Parliament will separate after working on that basis.

Definition of separate

• Apart from ; not connected to or attached to (anything else
• Not together ; not united (to
• To divide into separate parts
• To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect
• To cause to be separate
• To divide itself into separate pieces or substances
• To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service
• Anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing

Examples

• This chair can be disassembled into five separate pieces.
• I try to keep my personal life separate from work.
• Separate the articles from the headings
• If the kids get too noisy, separate them for a few minutes
• The sauce will separate if you dont keep stirring

Related words

• separately
• separated
• separate-writing
• separateness
• separate#Inglese|separate
• separate peace
• separate the wheat from the chaff
• separate impression
• separate the sheep from the goats