How do you use "divorce" in a sentence?

After twenty years of marriage, they decided to get a divorce. She divorced her husband last year and has since moved to London. It's difficult to divorce economic policy from social issues.

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Q: What does "divorce" mean?

The legal ending of a marriage Divorce refers to the formal legal process of ending a marriage, allowing both parties to remarry. It can also be used as a verb meaning to legally end a marriage, or figuratively to separate two things that were previously connected.

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Significado: The legal ending of a marriage

离婚

divorcio

離婚

이혼

Divorce refers to the formal legal process of ending a marriage, allowing both parties to remarry. It can also be used as a verb meaning to legally end a marriage, or figuratively to separate two things that were previously connected.

离婚是指正式结束婚姻的法律程序，允许双方再婚。它也可以用作动词表示合法终止婚姻，或比喻性地表示分离两个之前相连的事物。

El divorcio se refiere al proceso legal formal de terminar un matrimonio, permitiendo a ambas partes volver a casarse. También puede usarse como verbo para terminar legalmente un matrimonio, o figurativamente para separar dos cosas que estaban previamente conectadas.

離婚とは、結婚を正式に終了させる法的手続きのことで、双方が再婚できるようになります。動詞として結婚を法的に終了させる意味でも使われ、比喩的には以前つながっていた二つのものを分離することも意味します。

Divorce는 결혼을 공식적으로 법적 절차를 통해 종료하는 것을 말하며, 양 당사자가 재혼할 수 있게 됩니다. 동사로는 법적으로 결혼을 끝내다라는 의미로 사용되며, 비유적으로는 이전에 연결되어 있던 두 가지를 분리하다라는 의미로도 쓰입니다.

Ejemplos

After twenty years of marriage, they decided to get a divorce.
结婚二十年后，他们决定离婚。
Después de veinte años de matrimonio, decidieron divorciarse.
結婚20年後、彼らは離婚することを決めました。
결혼 20년 만에 그들은 이혼하기로 결정했습니다.
She divorced her husband last year and has since moved to London.
她去年和丈夫离婚了，之后搬到了伦敦。
Ella se divorció de su marido el año pasado y desde entonces se ha mudado a Londres.
彼女は去年夫と離婚し、その後ロンドンに引っ越しました。
그녀는 작년에 남편과 이혼하고 그 후 런던으로 이사했습니다.
It's difficult to divorce economic policy from social issues.
很难将经济政策与社会问题分开。
Es difícil separar la política económica de los asuntos sociales.
経済政策を社会問題から切り離すのは難しいです。
경제 정책을 사회 문제로부터 분리하기는 어렵습니다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: general

Tono: neutral

Origen e historia

From Old French 'divorce', from Latin 'divortium' meaning 'separation, dissolution of marriage', from 'divertere' (to turn aside, separate), from 'di-' (aside) + 'vertere' (to turn). Related to 'diverse', 'divert', and 'reverse'.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Historia y curiosidades

From Latin 'divortium' meaning separation, derived from 'divertere' (to turn aside). In medieval England, divorce was extremely rare and required an Act of Parliament until the Matrimonial Causes Act of 1857.

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