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detach
(redirected from detaching from)

   Also found in: Medical 0.03 sec.
de·tach  (d-tch)
tr.v. de·tached, de·tach·ing, de·tach·es
1. To separate or unfasten; disconnect: detach a check from the checkbook; detach burs from one's coat.
2. To remove from association or union with something: detach a calf from its mother; detached herself from the group.
3. To send (troops or ships, for example) on a special mission.

[French détacher, from Old French destachier : des-, de- + attachier, to attach; see attach.]

de·tacha·bili·ty n.
de·tacha·ble adj.
de·tacha·bly adv.

detach
Verb
1. to disengage and separate
2. Mil to send (a regiment, officer, etc.) on a special assignment [Old French destachier]
detachable adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.detach - cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"
snap off, break off, break - break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree"
unbind - untie or unfasten; "unbind the feet of this poor woman"
disconnect - make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten
unhook - take off a hook
attach - cause to be attached
2.detach - separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment; "detach a regiment"
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
divide, separate - make a division or separation
3.detach - come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"
blow off - come off due to an explosion or other strong force
chop off, lop off, cut off - remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off the dead branch"
unsolder - remove the soldering from
fall off - come off; "This button had fallen off"
divide, part, separate - come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
attach - become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill"

detach
Translations
detach [dɪˈtætʃ] vtseparar (= unstick); despegar

detach [dɪˈtætʃ] vtdétacher

detach [dɪˈtætʃ] vt (remove) → entfernen;
(unclip) → abnehmen;
(unstick) → ablösen

detach [dɪˈtætʃ] vtstaccare, distaccare

detach
v detach [diˈtӕtʃ]
to unfasten or remove (from) I detached the bottom part of the form and sent it back. losmaak, afskeur يَفْصِل отделям oddělit, odpojit løsne; frigøre; rive af abnehmen αποσυνδέω, αποσπώ separar, quitar eemaldama باز کردن؛ جدا کردن irrottaa détacher לְנָתֵק पृथक करना odvojiti, otcijepiti elválaszt melepaskan losa sundur, skilja (frá), losa staccare 分離する 떼다, 분리하다 atskirti, atsegti, atkabinti atdalīt; atšķirt pisah losmaken rive/klippe av, løsne, skille fra odłączać destacar a detaşa, a desprinde отделять; отрывать oddeliť ločiti, odtrgati odvojiti lösgöra, ta loss, avskilja ถอดออก ayırmak 分開 відділяти(ся), відокремлювати الگ کرنا tháo gỡ
adj deˈtachable
able to be detached. skeibare, los مُمْكِن فَصْلُهـا отделям oddělitelný aftagelig abnehmbar αποσπώμενος, κινητός separable eemaldatav جدا شدنی؛ باز کردنی irrotettava détachable תָּלִיש वियोज्य odvojiv levehető bisa dilepaskan laus, sem hægt er að losa frá staccabile 分離できる 분리할 수 있는 atskiriamas, nuimamas atdalāms; atšķirams ditinggalkan afneembaar løs, avtakbar, ta av til å do odłączania, zdejmowany destacável de­­ta­­şabil отделяемый; отрывной oddeliteľný ločljiv odvojiv löstagbar, avtagbar, lös ซึ่งถอดออกได้ ayrılabilir 可分開的 знімний; відривний جو الگ کیا جا سکے có thể tách rời ra được
adj deˈtached
1 standing etc apart or by itself a detached house. alleenstaande مَفْصول، غَيْر مُتَّصِل отделен oddělený, stojící o samotě fritstående alleinstehend ανεξάρτητος, χωριστός independiente eraldi seisev مجزا؛ غیرمتصل erillinen détaché נִפרָד अलग हुआ odijeljen, nasamu különálló terpisah aðskilinn; stakur isolato 分離独立した 떨어져 있는, 독립된 atskiras savrupmāja terpisah vrijstaand atskilt, frittstående oddzielny isolado separat стоящий особняком samostatný, oddelený ločen izdvojena kuća fristående, fritt liggande ซึ่งแยกออก müstakil ev 獨立的 окремий, відокремлений الگ تھلگ đứng riêng ra
2 not personally involved or showing no emotion or prejudice a detached attitude to the problem. objektiewe, onbevooroordeelde غَيْر مُتَحَيِّز безпристрастен nestranný, nezaujatý uengageret losgelöst αποστασιοποιημένος objetivo, imparcial erapooletu بی علاقه؛ بی طرف puolueeton détaché מְנוּתָק उदासीन, तटस्थ rezerviran, nepristran tárgyilagos memisahkan diri ósnortinn, áhugalaus distaccato 超然とした 초연한, 무관심한, 치우침이 없는 bešališkas neatkarīgs; objektīvs tabah afstandelijk uengasjert, uhildet, upartisk bezstronny distante detaşat беспристрастный nezaujatý nepristranski nepristrasan oengagerad, likgiltig, opartisk ไม่เกี่ยวข้อง;ไม่ลำเอียง yansız, tarafsız 公正的 безсторонній, неупереджений بے لاگ vô tư 公正
n deˈtachment
1 the state of not being influenced by emotion or prejudice. afgetrokkenheid, objektiwiteit عَدَم تَحَيُّز безпристрастие nestrannost, nezaujatost uengagerethed die Unvoreingenommenheit αποτασιοποίηση objetividad, imparcialidad erapooletus بی اعتنایی puolueettomuus détachement אוֹבייֶקטִיבִיוּת तटस्थता nepristranost (lelki) függetlenség tak terpengaruh hlutleysi, hleypidómaleysi distacco, imparzialità 超然としていること 무관심, 초연, 공평 bešališkumas neatkarība; objektivitāte perpisahan afstandelijkheid upartiskhet, uengasjert holdning bezstronność indiferência detaşare беспристрастность nestrannosť nepristranskost nepristrasnost likgiltighet, opartiskhet ความไม่ลำเอียง yansızlık, tarafsızlık 不偏不倚 відчуженість بے تعلقی ، غیر جانبداری tính độc lập
2 the act of detaching. losmaking, skeiding فَصل отделяне oddělení, odloučení frigørelse; afrivning; uengagering die Absonderung αποσύνδεση, απόσπαση separación eemaldamine جداشدگی؛ بازشدگی irrottaminen séparation ניתוק पृथक्करण odvajanje leválasztás pemisahan aðskilnaður, losun separazione 分離 분리 atskyrimas atdalīšana berpisah het losmaken atskillelse, løsning, løsriving oddzielanie separação separare разъединение; отделение oddeľovanie ločitev odvajanje lösgörande, avskiljande การวางเฉย;การแยกออก ayırma 分開 відділ(ення) علاحدہ ہونے کا عمل sự tháo gỡ
3 a group (especially of soldiers) A detachment was sent to guard the supplies. afdeling مَفْرَزَه من الجُنود част vyčleněná jednotka, oddíl afdeling das Sonderkommando στρατιωτικό απόσπασμα destacamento väesalk گروه اعزامی؛ گروهان erillisosasto détachement פְּלַגָה सेना की टुकड़ी odred különítmény detasemen liðssveit distaccamento 分遣隊 파견 부대, 파견대 dalinys, būrys vienība; nodaļa askar detachement avdeling oddział destacamento detaşament отряд vyčlenená jednotka oddelek odred detachement, avdelad trupp การส่งกองทหารหรือเรือไปเป็นพิเศษ müfreze 分遣隊 загін, команда فوجی دستہ biệt đội


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