French word

séparément

Pronunciation

IPA/sepaʁemɑ̃/

Meaning

  • adverbseparately

Example

Nous avons signé les contrats séparément.

We signed the contracts separately.

Illustration for séparément (separately)

More examples

Chacun a payé séparément.

Each person paid separately.

Core concept

A collection is handled as a row of distinct units rather than as one block.

Common phrases

  • payer séparément

    pay separately

  • vivre séparément

    live separately

  • envoyer séparément

    send separately

Similar words

individuellement: Dealing with each person or thing as an individual unit.
à part: Keeping something apart from everything else.
de façon séparée: Carrying things out by separate methods or at separate times.

Definition in French

Indique que chaque personne ou chaque chose est considérée ou traitée individuellement, et non collectivement.

Word origin

Séparément derives from the past participle séparé plus -ment, a French adverbial ending inherited from Latin mente, "in a manner."

Usage tips

  • Séparément is more neutral and formal than à part in notices, contracts, and other administrative writing.

Other meanings

  • individuallyadverb
  • apartadverb

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