se séparer

Definitions of se séparer
  1. verb
    come apart
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    débâcler, vêler
    release ice
    ébrécher
    break off (a piece from a whole)
    se détacher, séparer
    come to be detached
    subir la méiose
    undergo meiosis
    diviser, séparer
    divide into parts, pieces, or sections
    s'écailler
    come off in flakes or thin small pieces
    couper, découper
    remove by or as if by cutting
    baisser, tomber
    come off
    type of:
    changer
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  2. verb
    discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
    synonyms: casser, se briser, se diviser
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    désunifier, désunir
    break up or separate
    dissocier
    part; cease or break association with
    casser, rompre
    end a relationship
    divorcer, être en instance de divorce
    get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage
    faire scission, faire sécession
    withdraw from an organization or communion
    se détacher
    interrupt a continued activity
  3. verb
    go one's own way; move apart
    synonyms: se quitter
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    disperser, dissiper
    move away from each other
    séparer
    come apart
    type of:
    bouger, changer de position
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  4. verb
    withdraw from an organization or communion
    synonyms: faire scission, faire sécession
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    casser, se briser, se diviser
    discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
  5. verb
    move or draw apart
    synonyms: s'écarter
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    confluer, converger
    move or draw together at a certain location
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    bifurquer, se diviser
    divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
    bifurquer
    divide into two branches
    type of:
    bouger, changer de position
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  6. verb
    divide into two branches
    synonyms: bifurquer
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    type of:
    bifurquer, se diviser
    divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
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