separación

separation

noun seh-pah-rah-SYOHN Less Common

Usage Note

Separación covers physical distance, legal marital separation (separación de hecho), and political or conceptual division. In Spanish family law it is distinct from divorcio (divorce): a couple can be legally separated without being divorced. The plural separaciones is regular.

Examples

"La separación fue difícil para los hijos."

Natural Translation

The separation was difficult for the children.

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