divorce

divorzio

La fine legale di un matrimonio.

In inglese semplice: The legal ending of a marriage.

• They got a divorce.
• She asked a lawyer about filing for divorce.
• Their divorce was difficult for the children.

Come si usa: a divorce from someone (She wanted a divorce from her husband.)

Sinonimi: dissolution of marriage

Espressioni comuni: get a divorce, file for divorce, divorce settlement

separazione, divorzio

Separazione tra cose che erano collegate o che dovrebbero stare insieme.

In inglese semplice: A separation between things that were connected or should belong together.

• There is a divorce between theory and practice.
• He criticised the divorce of politics from everyday life.
• This divorce between art and society troubles her.

Come si usa: a divorce between A and B (There is a divorce between their promises and their actions.); a divorce of A from B (She regretted the divorce of learning from play.)

Sinonimi: separation, division

Contrari: union

Espressioni comuni: divorce between things, divorce from something

divorziare da

Porre fine legalmente al proprio matrimonio con il marito o la moglie.

In inglese semplice: To legally end your marriage to your husband or wife.

• She divorced her husband.
• He wants to divorce his wife.
• Would you divorce someone who lied to you?

Come si usa: divorce someone (He divorced his wife last year.)

Espressioni comuni: divorce someone, divorce her husband, divorce his wife

divorziare

Porre fine al proprio matrimonio attraverso una procedura legale.

In inglese semplice: To end your marriage through a legal process.

• They divorced last year.
• My parents decided to divorce.
• After twenty years together, the couple divorced amicably.

Sinonimi: get divorced

Contrari: marry

Espressioni comuni: decide to divorce, divorce amicably

separare, dissociare

Separare cose che sono collegate tra loro.

In inglese semplice: To separate things that are connected.

• You cannot divorce art from life.
• The report divorced these events from their historical context.
• She tried to divorce herself from party politics.

Come si usa: divorce A from B (We cannot divorce this problem from the wider situation.); divorce oneself from something (He divorced himself from the organisation.)

Sinonimi: separate, detach

Contrari: connect, unite

Espressioni comuni: divorce from something, divorce the two

divorziare

Porre fine legalmente al matrimonio di due persone.

In inglese semplice: To legally end the marriage of two people.

• The court can divorce the couple.
• The judge divorced them after reviewing the papers.
• Only a court has the authority to divorce them here.

Sinonimi: dissolve a marriage

Espressioni comuni: divorce a couple, power to divorce