French word

séparé

Pronunciation

IPA/sepaʁe/

Meaning

  • adjectiveseparate

Example

Ils ont des comptes séparés.

They have separate accounts.

Illustration for séparé (separate)

More examples

Ils vivent séparés depuis deux ans.

They have been living separately for two years.

Core concept

Several clearly marked units standing apart, each with its own place or treatment.

Common phrases

  • comptes séparés

    separate accounts

  • être séparé de

    be separated from

  • chambre séparée

    separate room

Similar words

individuel: Prepared or handled separately for each person or item.
distinct: Clearly separate and not mixed with others.
différent: Different in nature or content.
isolé: Standing alone, apart from its surroundings.

Definition in French

Qui concerne des éléments traités chacun à part, distincts les uns des autres.

Word origin

French formed séparé from séparer, whose Latin source is separare, 'to place apart'; the participle later became a regular adjective.

Usage tips

  • As an adjective, séparé agrees in gender and number: un compte séparé, une facture séparée, and des comptes séparés.

Other meanings

  • separatedadjective

Opposites

  • réunireunitedadjective
  • uniunitedadjective

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