Separarme (en. Separate me)

/se.pa.ɾaɾ.me/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
To step away from a place or a person.
I decided to separate myself from my group of friends at the party.
Decidí separarme de mi grupo de amigos en la fiesta.
To distance oneself emotionally or physically.
Sometimes it is necessary to separate myself from things that stress me out.
A veces es necesario separarme de las cosas que me estresan.
To divide or make two or more things be in different parts.
The task is to separate the objects by colors.
La tarea es separarme los objetos por colores.

Etymology

It comes from the Latin 'separare', which means 'to detach or divide'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

to separate myself from the crowd
To distance myself from the people around me.
separarme de la multitud
to separate myself for a time
To take a break or temporarily distance myself.
separarme por un tiempo
to separate myself from the problem
To distance myself from a complicated situation.
separarme del problema

Related Words

separation
Action of separating.
separación
distancing
Act of distancing oneself.
distanciamiento
isolation
State of being separated from the rest.
aislamiento

Slang Meanings

To take personal space.
I need to separate myself for a while to clear my thoughts.
Necesito separarme un rato para aclarar mis ideas.
To distance oneself from toxic relationships.
I decided to separate myself from friends who only bring me problems.
Decidí separarme de amigos que solo me traen problemas.