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separado

separate

adjective seh-pah-RAH-doh Less Common

Also means

separated (from a partner)

Usage Note

Separado is the past participle of separar used as an adjective. In civil-status contexts está separado/a means the person is legally separated but not yet divorced. Por separado is an important adverbial phrase meaning 'separately' (cóbrese por separado = 'charge separately').

Examples

"Viven en habitaciones separadas."

Natural Translation

They live in separate rooms.

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