separation

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌsɛpəˈreɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌsɛpəˈreɪʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sep′ə rā′shən)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
separation n (setting apart, division: of things)separación nf
 Separation of the departments will take place next week.
 La separación de los departamentos tendrá lugar la semana próxima.
separation n (estrangement: of a couple)separación nf
  ruptura nf
 They've only spoken once since their separation.
 Hablaron sólo una vez desde su separación.
separation n (distance: gap, interval)separación nf
  distancia nf
  brecha nf
 There's almost no separation between our land and the neighbour's pool.
 No hay casi separación entre nuestra tierra y la piscina de los vecinos.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
judicial separation,
decree of judicial separation n		 UK (legal decree of separation)separación legal nf + adj mf
judicial separation n US, Can (legal separation)separación legal nf + adj mf
legal separation n (official agreement to separate)separación nf
 The couple decided to try a legal separation before getting a divorce.
 La pareja probó con hacer una separación antes del divorcio.
separation agreement n (law: spousal contract)acuerdo de separación loc nom m
separation allowance n (for military families)subsidio de separación familiar loc nom m
separation anxiety n (baby: distress when apart from mother) (psicología)trastorno de ansiedad por separación loc nom m
  (sigla)TAS nm
separation energy n (physics: molecule, nucleus)energía de separación loc nom f
separation of powers n (division of government)división de poderes grupo nom
 The constitution calls for the separation of powers into legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
 La constitución llama a la división de poderes entre el legislativo, el ejecutivo y el judicial.
separation of witnesses,
sequestration of witnesses n		 (law: prevent influence)separación de testigos loc nom f
separation order n (law: decree for spouses)auto de separación loc nom m
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'separation' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
abstraction - analysis - breakaway - breaking up - breakup - bust up - chromatography - color line - decoupling - disbandment - disembodiment - disjunction - disjuncture - dislocation - dispersion - dissociation - division - divorcement - estrangement - fractionation - from - iron curtain - judicial independency - judicial separation - of - parliamentary control - parting - petition for divorce - purdah - racial segregation - regionalization - remove - schism - segregate - segregation - segregation of duties - segregation of duty - segregationist - separative - severance - social divide - split - split-up - takedown - threshing
Spanish:
apartamiento - desunión - diferenciación - divergencia - retraimiento - separación - división - división de poderes - marginalidad - orden de alejamiento - segregación - separación de bienes - separación de poderes - separación legal


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