divorce
The legal dissolution of a marriageThe legal dissolution of a marriage.
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» She won't agree to a divorce.
Sie wird einer Scheidung nicht zustimmen. — Tamy
Она не согласится на развод. — odexed
Вона не погодиться на розлучення. — aandrusiak
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Examples
493 sentencesShe won't agree to a divorce.
Вона не погодиться на розлучення. — aandrusiak
ruОна не согласится на развод. — odexed
deSie wird einer Scheidung nicht zustimmen. — Tamy
I thought you wanted a divorce.
Я думав, що ти хочеш розлучитися. — deniko
ruЯ думал, что ты хочешь развестись. — marafon
deIch dachte, du wolltest dich scheiden lassen. — Tamy
Tom says he's getting a divorce.
Том каже, що у процесі розлучення. — deniko
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The legal dissolution of a marriage.
Richard obtained a divorce from his wife some years ago, but hasn't returned to the dating scene.
Scheidung, Ehescheidung
разво́дrazvód, расторже́ние бра́каrastoržénije bráka
розлу́ченняrozlúčennja, розірва́ння шлю́буrozirvánnja šljúbu, ро́звідrózvid
the legal dissolution of a marriage
(countable, uncountable)A separation of connected things.
The Civil War split between Virginia and West Virginia was a divorce based along cultural and economic as well as geographic lines.
отделе́ниеotdelénije, разры́вrazrýv
(countable, uncountable)The separation of a bonded pair of animals.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)That which separates.
Origin
Derived from Old French divorce, from Latin dīvortium, from dīvertere (“to turn aside”), fDerived from Old French divorce, from Latin dīvortium, from dīvertere (“to turn aside”), from dī- (“apart”) + vertere (“to turn”); see verse.
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Forms
plural: divorcesSynonyms
4 synonyms- the legal dissolution of a marriage:divorcement
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
20 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
6 patterns- getting a divorce
- filed for divorce
- wanted a divorce
- a divorce lawyer
- for a divorce
- divorce lawyer
See also
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