WORD OF THE DAY - SEPARATE -

Thesaurus-Synonyms- SEPARATE

'separate'
1 adjective not joined to or included with something else, or not shared with someone else: They were sitting at separate tables.
* ξεχωριστός, ξέχωρος, χωριστός, ιδιαίτερος: διάφορος

[detached] not attached to something else, especially not built beside another house and sharing a dividing wall with it: The house we are buying is detached and surrounded by a lovely garden.
* (για σπίτια:) ανεξάρτητος, πανταχόθεν ελεύθερος

[different] not the same as, or not of the same type as, something or someone else: The view from the back of the house is different. * διαφορετικός, αλλιώτικος: που διαφέρει, ανόμοιος, ξεχωριστός

[distinct] clearly divided from, or clearly not the same as, something else: The book is divided into two distinct sections.
* ευκρινώς ξεχωριστός, ξεκάθαρα διάφορος

[independent] separate from and not under the control of something or someone else: Formerly part of Czechoslovakia, Slovakia became an independent republic in 1993. * ανεξάρτητος: αυτόνομος: αυτεξούσιος

[individual] consisting of one single and separate item, or for only one person or thing: Each student receives individual tuition.
* ατομικός: ιδιαίτερος, χωριστός: προσωπικός

[isolated] existing or happening as single and separate instances of something that are not connected with one another: There have been isolated cases of bird flu, but there is no sign of an epidemic. * απομονωμένος, διάσπαρτος, εντοπισμένος

[particular] not general but special, referring or relating to one thing or person or a distinct group: I have a particular reason for not wanting to travel on that date. * ιδιαίτερος, «ξεχωριστός»: καθορισμένος, συγκεκριμένος

[unconnected] having no link or relationship with something else or with each other: Although the two crimes have some similar features, the police believe they are unconnected. * ασύνδετος, μη συσχετιζόμενος

[unrelated] unconnected, or not belonging to the same family as someone else: We have the same surname, it’s true, but we’re unrelated. * που δεν έχει συγγένεια: άσχετος, μη συναφής

2 verb to put something or someone in a position where they are not attached to or not with something or someone else, or to become separate: We separate the more able from the less able pupils and teach them in different classes. * διαχωρίζω, ξεχωρίζω, αντιδιαστέλλω

[come apart] to break or divide into separate pieces: If you hold both ends and twist gently, the pen should come apart quite easily. * ξεχωρίζω σε διακριτά κομμάτια, κομματιάζομαι, καταρρέω

[detach] to remove something or part of something from a thing that it is joined to: Detach the yellow strip before putting the ink cartridge into the printer. * αποσυνδέω, αποσπώ (από το κύριο σώμα κτλ.): ξεκολλώ, αποκολλώ, αποχωρίζω, αποσπώ

[disconnect] to make something no longer physically attached or joined to something else: Disconnect the appliance from the electricity supply before attempting to repair it. * αποσυνδέω: αποκόπτω

[dismantle] to take something made from a number of different parts, such as an engine, and remove all of its parts one by one: Surely you don’t have to dismantle the whole engine just to repair an oil leak! * αποξηλώνω, αποσυναρμολογώ, κν. «λύνω», ξεμοντάρω

[divide] to cut or separate something into a number of parts: It’s rather difficult to divide a cake into seven equal parts. * διαιρώ-
ούμαι, επιφέρω ή υφίσταμαι διαίρεση, χωρίζω-ομαι

[fall apart] to break or divide into separate pieces in a way that you did not intend or that causes damage to something: I did not break the chair – it just fell apart when I sat on it. * διαλύομαι, μτφ. καταρρέω με τρόπο μη επιθυμητό ή που προκαλεί ζημιά

[sever] to cut something or cut it off, or to end something such as a link or connection between two or more things: His right arm was severed in an industrial accident. * αποτέμνω, αποκόπτω ολοκληρωτικά: διακόπτω μια σύνδεση, ξεκόβω συνδετικό κρίκο

[take apart] to dismantle something, usually something that is constructed in a fairly simple away: If the shelves in the bookcase you made aren’t level, you’d better take the whole thing apart and start again. * διαλύω, κομματιάζω, ξεμοντάρω κάτι απλό

taken from the BETSIS ELT DICTIONARY & THESAURUS