divorce

• Substantiv, das die rechtliche Auflösung einer Ehe durch ein Gericht oder eine andere zuständige Stelle bezeichnet; auch die Scheidung selbst bzw. die Trennung der Ehepartner.

A noun referring to the legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent authority.

1. Legal dissolution of marriageB1formallegal

   The legal ending of a marriage, recognized by a court.

   Scheidung

   • They finalized their divorce last month.
   • The couple filed for divorce after years of separation.
   • Divorce rates have increased in many countries.

   Synonymedissolutiondivorcement

   Antonymemarriageunionwedlock

2. B2formal

   A complete separation or disconnection between two things that were previously joined.

   Trennung

   • There is a growing divorce between the government and the people.
   • The policy created a divorce between theory and practice.
   • The artist's work explores the divorce of form from function.

   Synonymebreachdetachmentdisconnectiondissolutiondivisionpartingruptureseparationseverancesplit

   Antonymeconnectionmarriageunion

• Verb, das die rechtliche Auflösung einer Ehe bezeichnet oder die Trennung bzw. Absonderung von etwas von etwas anderem.

A verb used to indicate the legal dissolution of a marriage, or to separate something from something else.

1. B1formal

   To legally end a marriage between two people.

   Sich scheiden lassen

   • They decided to divorce after ten years of marriage.
   • She divorced her husband last year.
   • The couple divorced amicably.

   Synonymedissolvesplit up

   Antonymemarrywed

2. Separate completelyB2formal

   To separate or disassociate something from something else.

   Trennen

   • It is impossible to divorce the artist from their work.
   • The theory is divorced from reality.
   • He tried to divorce his personal feelings from the business decision.

   Synonymedetachdisassociatedisconnectpartseparateseversplitsunder

   Antonymeassociateconnectjoinmergeunite