separate

separar

Dividir cosas o alejarlas unas de otras para que dejen de estar unidas o juntas.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: separate A from B (Separate the white clothes from the dark ones.); separate something into something (Separate the class into three groups.)

Sinónimos: divide, split, disconnect

Antónimos: join, combine

Expresiones frecuentes: separate into groups, separate something from something, separate the eggs, separate the parts

separado, distinto

Que no está junto a otro, no se comparte o no se trata como una sola cosa.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: separate from something (Keep your work separate from your personal life.)

Sinónimos: distinct, individual

Antónimos: joint, shared

Expresiones frecuentes: separate rooms, keep something separate, separate from something

separado

Que no está unido físicamente a otra pieza u objeto.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: separate from something (The garage is separate from the house.)

Sinónimos: detached, unconnected

Antónimos: attached, connected

Expresiones frecuentes: separate pieces, separate part, separate from something