Polyglot Dictionary

separar

/sepaˈɾaɾ/

verb B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
separo
preterite (yo)
separé
past participle
separado

Meaning

  1. to separate

    • Separo la ropa blanca de la de color.

      I separate the whites from the coloureds.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

apartar

apartar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to separate."

Portuguese

separar

separar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to separate."

Practice

1 What does separar mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ la ropa blanca de la de color.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches separar?

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