separate

adjective
I wrote it on a separate sheet.Je l'ai écrit sur une feuille à part.
Quebec feels separate from the rest of Canada.Le Québec se sent à part du reste du Canada.
a separate bank accountun compte de banque séparé
We'd like separate rooms.Nous voudrions des chambres séparées.
The children have separate rooms.Les enfants ont chacun leur chambre.
intransitive verb
Her parents separated when she was eleven.Ses parents se sont séparés lorsqu'elle avait onze ans.
We felt the best thing was to separate.Nous avons pensé que le mieux était de nous séparer.
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