Spanish word

divorciar

Pronunciation

IPA/diβoɾˈθjaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbget divorced

Example

Mis padres se divorciaron el año pasado.

My parents got divorced last year.

Illustration for divorciar (get divorced)

More examples

Después de mucho tiempo de distancia, decidieron divorciarse.

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

Core concept

A signed court decree ending a marriage.

Common phrases

  • divorciarse definitivamente

    finally get divorced

  • divorciar de su cónyuge

    get divorced from one's spouse

Similar words

divorciarse: Legally end a marriage and become divorced, expressed with a pronominal (reflexive) form.
separarse: Stop living together and start separate households, without necessarily ending the marriage legally.
romper: End a romantic or dating relationship, breaking off the partnership.
terminar: Bring a relationship or dating period to an end; a general term for breaking up.

Definition in Spanish

Terminar legalmente el vínculo matrimonial de alguien; usado pronominalmente, indicar que una persona pone fin a su propio matrimonio.

Word origin

From Latin divortium 'separation', the noun passed into medieval Romance and produced the Spanish verb for legally ending a marriage.

Usage tips

  • 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.

Other meanings

  • divorceverb

Opposites

  • casarsemarryverb

Related words

  • divorciadodivorcedadjective
  • divorciodivorcenoun

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