separate
/sep-ə-rate (v), sep-rət (adj)/
v-recip.
1.
Def.: egpasuwayey; egpeengkerey
MS: egpasuwayey; egpeengkerey
If people or things separate from each other, they move away from each other so that they are not together.
The group separated because each person needed to go to a different place.
Ka grupu migpasus-suwayey su ka tagsè sabeka ne etew keilangan ne eggendiyè te lein-lein ne lugar.
His parents separated last year, and he lives with his mother now.
Ka ginikanan din migpeg-engkerey seeyè se miglihad ne tuig, wey mig-ugpè sikandin diyè te iney rin kuntee.
vt.
2.
Def.: egpegsuwey; egpeg-engked
MS: egpegsuwey; egpeg-engked
If you separate people or things from each other, you cause them to not be together.
Separate the white part of the egg from the yellow part.
Pegsuwaya nu ka maangkag te atelug wey ka makalawag.
The teacher separated the fighting children.
vt.
3.
Def.: egpakapataliwarè
MS: egpakapataliwarè
If something separates two things, it is between them.
The river separates my land and his land.
Ka pahamayan ne weyig ka nakapataliwarè te tanè din wey te tanè ku.
adj.
4.
Def.: nakasuwey
MS: nakasuwey
If something is separate from another thing, it is not part of that other thing, and is not together with it.
The CR is not part of the house, it is separate from the house.
Ka indesanan kenè ne baad te baley, nakasuwey seini te baley.
adj.
5.
Def.: Egkahamit seini ke eglalag ka te daruwa wey ke masulug ne lein-lein ne kasangkapan.
You use separate to talk about two or more different things.
The children sleep in two separate rooms.
Ka me batè miglipereng te nekegsuwey ne daruwa ne sinabeng.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0701-0725
separation
/sep-ə-ray-shən/
n-uc, n-ct.
Def.: 1 pegpeengkerey; pegpasuwayey; 2 pegpasuwey
MS: pegpeengkerey; pegpasuwayey; pegpasuwey
the action of separating.
Note: senses 1 & 2
Status: ready
Last updated: 31/Mar/2012
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