Polyglot Dictionary

apartar

/apaɾˈtaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
aparto
preterite (eu)
apartei
past participle
apartado

Meaning

  1. to separate

    • Apartou a briga.

      He broke up the fight.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

separar

apartar is slightly more about physically pulling apart, like separating fighters; separar is more general — both mean "to separate."

Similar in other languages

German

trennen

trennen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to separate."

Spanish

separar

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

French

séparer

séparer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to separate."

Practice

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