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separare

separate

verb seh-pah-RAH-reh Less Common
Grammar & Structure

Origin: from Latin separare

Also means

divide

Usage Note

Separare means to separate or divide, and its reflexive separarsi means 'to split up' as a couple (legally separate). You separare A da B ('separate A from B'). The past participle separato describes someone legally separated.

Examples

"Dobbiamo separare i rifiuti."

Natural Translation

We must separate the waste.

Literal Translation

We-must to-separate the waste.

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