séparer

séparer [sepaʀe] vt (gén) → to separate; [divergences etc] → to divide; to drive apart: [différences, obstacles] → to stand between (= détacher);

séparer qch de → to pull sth (off) from (= dissocier); to distinguish between (= diviser);

séparer qch par → to divide sth (up) with;

séparer une pièce en deux → to divide a room into two;

se séparer [époux] → to separate, part (= prendre congé) [amis etc] → to part, leave each other; [adversaires] → to separate (= se diviser) [route, tige etc] → to divide (= se détacher);

se séparer (de) → to split off (from); to come off;

se séparer de [+ époux] → to separate ou part from [+ employé, objet personnel]; to part with