divorced

geschieden

Beschreibt eine Person, deren Ehe rechtlich beendet wurde.

In einfachem Englisch: Having legally ended your marriage.

• My parents are divorced.
• She got divorced five years ago.
• Is he married or divorced?

So benutzt man es: get divorced (They got divorced last year.); divorced from someone (She has been divorced from him for ten years.)

Gegenteile: married

Häufige Wendungen: be divorced, get divorced, divorced parents

losgelöst, getrennt

Von etwas getrennt und kaum oder gar nicht damit verbunden.

In einfachem Englisch: Separate from something, with little or no connection to it.

• His plans are divorced from reality.
• The lessons seemed divorced from everyday life.
• Their decisions are completely divorced from the facts.

So benutzt man es: divorced from something (This theory is divorced from practical experience.)

Synonyme: detached, disconnected

Gegenteile: connected

Häufige Wendungen: divorced from something, completely divorced, totally divorced

geschieden, aufgelöst

Beschreibt eine Ehe, die rechtlich beendet wurde.

In einfachem Englisch: Describing a marriage that has been legally ended.

• The record lists the marriage as divorced.
• A divorced union has legally ended.
• The form marks each marriage as ongoing or divorced.

Synonyme: dissolved

Häufige Wendungen: divorced marriage, legally divorced union