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apart Adjective, adv 1. to or in pieces: he took a couple of cars apart and rebuilt them 2. separate in time, place, or position: my father and myself stood slightly apart from them 3. individual or distinct: a nation apart 4. not being taken into account: early timing difficulties apart, they encountered few problems 5. apart from other than: apart from searching the house there is little more we can do [Old French a part at (the) side]
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apart adverb 1. to pieces, to bits, asunder, into parts adverb 2. away from each other, distant from each other adverb 3. aside, away, alone, independently, separately, singly, excluded, isolated, cut off, to one side, to yourself, by itself, aloof, to itself, by yourself, out on a limb >> apart from except for, excepting, other than, excluding, besides, not including, aside from, but, save, bar, not counting Translations10 miles apart → separados por 10 millas; to take apart → desmontar; apart from prep → aparte de to take/pull apart → démonter; (move) → auseinander; (aside) → beiseite; (separately) → getrennt; 10 miles apart → 10 Meilen voneinander entfernt; a long way apart → weit auseinander; with one's legs apart → mit gespreizten Beinen; to take apart → auseinandernehmen; (in addition) → außerdem with one's legs apart → con le gambe divaricate; 10 miles/a long way apart → a 10 miglia di distanza/molto lontani l'uno dall'altro; they are living apart → sono separati; |
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He placed one upon the floor, so that it could run around, and pulled apart the other, making three piglets in all; and then one of these was pulled apart, making four piglets. The Mice thought that the cause of their frequent defeats was that they had no leaders set apart from the general army to command them, and that they were exposed to dangers from lack of discipline. By being 'present in a subject' I do not mean present as parts are present in a whole, but being incapable of existence apart from the said subject. |
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