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“get divorced” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/diβoɾˈθjaɾ/

Example

Mis padres se divorciaron el año pasado.

My parents got divorced last year.

Illustration for divorciar (get divorced)

How to say “get divorced” in Spanish

“Get divorced” in Spanish is divorciar.

A signed court decree ending a marriage.

Full entry for divorciar: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with divorciar

Después de mucho tiempo de distancia, decidieron divorciarse.

After a long time apart, they decided to get divorced.

Tips for using divorciar

  • Spanish often uses the pronominal form divorciarse to say someone became divorced, while divorciar + a + person is the transitive way to say someone divorces another person.

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