separate

séparer

Diviser des choses ou les éloigner les unes des autres pour qu’elles ne soient plus ensemble.

En anglais simple : To divide things or move them apart so they are no longer joined or together.

• Separate the two pieces carefully.
• She separated the clothes into piles.
• Can you separate the egg whites from the yolks?

Comment l'utiliser : separate A from B (Separate the white clothes from the dark ones.); separate something into something (Separate the class into three groups.)

Synonymes : divide, split, disconnect

Contraires : join, combine

Expressions courantes : separate into groups, separate something from something, separate the eggs, separate the parts

séparé, distinct

Qui n’est pas commun à plusieurs personnes ou qui est considéré indépendamment d’autre chose.

En anglais simple : Not together, shared, or treated as one thing.

• We sleep in separate rooms.
• They keep separate bank accounts.
• Are these two issues completely separate from each other?

Comment l'utiliser : separate from something (Keep your work separate from your personal life.)

Synonymes : distinct, individual

Contraires : joint, shared

Expressions courantes : separate rooms, keep something separate, separate from something

séparé, détaché

Qui n’est pas physiquement relié à une autre partie ou à un autre objet.

En anglais simple : Not joined or physically connected to another part or object.

• The handle is a separate piece.
• The box arrived in three separate parts.
• Their office is in a separate building.

Comment l'utiliser : separate from something (The garage is separate from the house.)

Synonymes : detached, unconnected

Contraires : attached, connected

Expressions courantes : separate pieces, separate part, separate from something