divorce

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

ruСуществительное, обозначающее юридическое расторжение брака судом или другим уполномоченным органом.esSustantivo que designa la disolución legal del matrimonio por sentencia judicial u otra autoridad competente.frNom désignant la dissolution légale d'un mariage par un tribunal ou une autre autorité compétente.deSubstantiv, das die rechtliche Auflösung einer Ehe durch ein Gericht oder eine andere zuständige Stelle bezeichnet; auch die Scheidung selbst bzw. die Trennung der Ehepartner.ptSubstantivo que designa a dissolução legal do casamento por decisão judicial ou de outra autoridade competente. Também pode indicar a separação ou o rompimento de uma união ou vínculo.zh指通过法院或其他有权机构依法解除婚姻关系的法律行为。也可泛指婚姻关系的破裂或分离。arالطلاق هو إنهاء العلاقة الزوجية قانونيًا بحكم من المحكمة أو جهة مختصة، ويُستخدم أيضًا للإشارة إلى الانفصال أو الانفصال التام بين طرفين.

1. Legal dissolution of marriage B1 formal legal

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

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

   ruРазводesDivorcio (disolución legal del matrimonio)frDissolution légale du mariagedeScheidungptDivórciozh离婚arالطلاق

   Синонимы: dissolutiondivorcement

   Антонимы: marriageunionwedlock

2. Separation or disconnection B2 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruРазрывesSeparación o desconexiónfrDivorce (séparation)deTrennungptSeparaçãozh分离arانفصال

   Синонимы: breachdetachmentdisconnectiondissolutiondivisionpartingruptureseparationseverancesplit

   Антонимы: connectionmarriageunion

• divorces plural form
• divorces' possessive plural form
• divorce's possessive singular form

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

ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения юридического расторжения брака или отделения чего-либо от чего-либо другого.esVerbo que se usa para referirse a la disolución legal del matrimonio o a la acción de separar o apartar algo de otra cosa.frVerbe utilisé pour désigner la dissolution légale d'un mariage ou la séparation de quelque chose d'avec autre chose.deVerb, das die rechtliche Auflösung einer Ehe bezeichnet oder die Trennung bzw. Absonderung von etwas von etwas anderem.ptVerbo usado para indicar a dissolução legal de um casamento ou a separação de uma coisa de outra.zh表示依法解除婚姻关系的动词，也指将某物与另一物分离或断开。arفعل يُستخدم للدلالة على إنهاء عقد الزواج قانونيًا، أو فصل شيء عن شيء آخر وفصله عنه.

1. End a marriage B1 formal

   To legally end a marriage between two people.

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

   ruРазвестисьesDivorciarfrdivorcerdeSich scheiden lassenptDivorciar-sezh离婚arطلق

   Синонимы: dissolvesplit up

   Антонимы: marrywed

2. Separate completely B2 formal

   To separate or disassociate something from something else.

   • 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.

   ruОтделитьesseparar por completofrSéparer complètementdeTrennenptSepararzh使分离arفصل

   Синонимы: detachdisassociatedisconnectpartseparateseversplitsunder

   Антонимы: associateconnectjoinmergeunite

• divorced past participle
• divorced past simple
• divorcing present participle
• divorces third person singular