What does separare in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word separare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use separare in Italian.

The word separare in Italian means separate, divide, separate, distinguish, separate yourself, divide yourself, distance yourself, separate. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word separare

separate, divide

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (dividere)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ho separato i vestiti scuri da quelli chiari per fare due lavatrici distinte.
I separated (or: divided) the dark clothes from the whites so I could do two different washes.

separate, distinguish

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (distinguere)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Dobbiamo separare i casi risolti da quelli irrisolti.
We need to separate (or: distinguish) solved cases from the open ones.

separate yourself, divide yourself

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (dividersi)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
Durante l'ebollizione la buccia si è separata dai chicchi di riso.
The skin separated itself from the grains of rice as it was boiling.

distance yourself

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (prendere le distanze)

Lo scrittore ha ricordato la sua militanza da giovane nel partito comunista da cui però in seguito si era separato in disaccordo sulla linea politica.
The writer remembered his young militant attitude in the communist party, after which he distanced himself from it when he didn't agree with its politics.

separate

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (coppia sposata)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
I miei genitori si sono separati dopo appena sei mesi di matrimonio.
My parents separated after only being married six months.

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