separar

Borrowed from Latin separāre.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencia)
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

separar (first-person singular present separo, first-person singular preterite separí, past participle separat)

1. to separate

• “separar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies , April 2007
• “separar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “separar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “separar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Learned borrowing from Latin separāre. Doublet of xebrar.

separar (first-person singular present separo, first-person singular preterite separei, past participle separado)

1. (transitive) to separate (to disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect)

   Synonym: apartar

• “separar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “separar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Borrowed from English separate, French séparer, German separieren, Italian separare, Spanish separar.

• IPA^(key): /se.paˈrar/

separar (present tense separas, past tense separis, future tense separos, imperative separez, conditional separus)

1. (transitive) to separate

Conjugation of separar

		present		past		future
infinitive		separar		separir		separor
tense		separas		separis		separos
conditional		separus		—		—
imperative		separez		—		—
adjective active participle		separanta		separinta		separonta
adverbial active participle		separante		separinte		separonte
nominal active participle	singular	separanto		separinto		separonto
	plural	separanti		separinti		separonti
adjective passive participle		separata		separita		separota
adverbial passive participle		separate		separite		separote
nominal passive participle	singular	separato		separito		separoto
	plural	separati		separiti		separoti

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

separar

1. to separate

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

• Audio:

  (file)

separar

1. to separate

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		separar			aver separat
gerund		separant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		separat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	separi	separas	separa	separam	separatz	separan
	imperfect	separavi	separavas	separava	separàvem	separàvetz	separavan
	preterite	separèri	separères	separèt	separèrem	separèretz	separèron
	future	separarai	separaràs	separarà	separarem	separaretz	separaràn
	conditional	separariái	separariás	separariá	separariam	separariatz	separarián
	conditional 2nd form1	separèra	separèras	separèra	separeram	separeratz	separèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	separe	separes	separe	separem	separetz	separen
	imperfect	separèssi	separèsses	separèsse	separèssem	separèssetz	separèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			separa		separem	separatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		separar			aver separat
gerund		separant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		separat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	separe	separes	separa	separam	separatz	separon
	imperfect	separave	separaves	separava	separaviam	separaviatz	separavon
	preterite	separere	separeres	separet	separem	separetz	separeron
	future	separarai	separaràs	separará	separarem	separaretz	separarán
	conditional	separariá	separariás	separariá	separariam	separariatz	separarián
	conditional 2nd form1	separèra	separèras	separèra	separeram	separeratz	separèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	separe	separes	separe	separassiam	separassiatz	separon
	imperfect	separesse	separesses	separesse	separessiam	separessiatz	separesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			separa		separassiam	separatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		separar			aver separat
gerund		separant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		separat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	separi	separas	separa	separam	separatz	separan
	imperfect	separavi	separavas	separava	separàvam	separàvatz	separavan
	preterite	separèi	separès	separè	separèm	separètz	separèn
	future	separarèi	separaràs	separarà	separaram	separaratz	separaràn
	conditional	separarí	separarés	separaré	separarem	separaretz	separarén
	conditional 2nd form1	separèra	separèras	separèra	separeram	separeratz	separèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	separi	separes	separe	separem	separetz	separen
	imperfect	separèssi	separèsses	separèsse	separèssem	separèssetz	separèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			separa		separem	separatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		separar			aver separat
gerund		separant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		separat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	separe	separas	separa	separam	separatz	separan
	imperfect	separava	separavas	separava	separàvam	separàvatz	separavan
	preterite	separei	separeras	separet	separèram	separèratz	separeran
	future	separarai	separaràs	separará	separarem	separaretz	separarán
	conditional	separariá	separariàs	separariá	separariam	separariatz	separarián
	conditional 2nd form1	separèra	separèras	separèra	separeram	separeratz	separèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	separe	separes	separe	separem	separetz	separen
	imperfect	separèsse	separèsses	separèsse	separèssem	separèssetz	separèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			separa		separem	separatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		separar			aver separat
gerund		separant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		separat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	separe	separes	separa	separam	separatz	separan
	imperfect	separavi	separavas	separava	separàvem	separàvetz	separavan
	preterite	separère	separères	separèt	separeriam	separeriatz	separèron
	future	separarai	separaràs	separarà	separarem	separaretz	separaràn
	conditional	separariáu	separariás	separariá	separariam	separariatz	separarián
	conditional 2nd form1	separèra	separèras	separèra	separeram	separeratz	separèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	separe	separes	separe	separem	separetz	separan
	imperfect	separèsse	separèsses	separèsse	separessiam	separessiatz	separèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			separa		separem	separatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 635.

Borrowed from Latin separāre. Cf. the inherited dialectal/archaic xebrar, still used in Galicia.

• (Portugal, natural speech) IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: se‧pa‧rar

separar (first-person singular present separo, first-person singular preterite separei, past participle separado)

1. (transitive) to separate
   • 2011, Edelvino Razzolini Filho, Administração da Pequena e Média Empresa, IESDE Brasil S.A., →ISBN, page 44:

     Convém, aqui, lembrar o ditado popular: amigos, amigos; negócios à parte. Caso o empreendedor saiba separar a amizade dos negócios, certamente estará em melhores condições para o sucesso.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (ambitransitive or pronominal) to divorce (to dissolve a marriage)

   Synonym: divorciar

• “separar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “separar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “separar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “separar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “separar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “separar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Borrowed from Latin separāre. Cf. the inherited Old Spanish xebrar, exebrar, dessebrar.

• IPA^(key): /sepaˈɾaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: se‧pa‧rar

separar (first-person singular present separo, first-person singular preterite separé, past participle separado)

1. (transitive) to separate, to detach (to disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect)

   Synonym: apartar

   Separó los huevos en diferentes tamaños.

   He separated the eggs into different sizes.

2. (transitive) to break up, to split up (a couple or group that the subject of the sentence is not a part of)

   Cariño, ¡despierta! Tu madre siempre ha estado tratando de separarnos.

   Babe, wake up! Your mother has always been trying to break us up.

3. (reflexive) to break up, to split up, to separate (e.g. a relationship, a band, a fight)
4. (pronominal) to split off, to split up, to split apart, to separate
5. (pronominal) to part, to detach

   separarse de ― to detach from

6. (reflexive) to detach (oneself)

• “separar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy , 10 December 2024