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trennen

separate

verb TREN-en Less Common
Body & Health Movement

Also means

divide

Usage Note

trennen covers separating things and, reflexively, ending a relationship — sich trennen means 'to break up' or 'to part ways'. In recycling, Müll trennen means sorting waste. A phone call cut off is die Verbindung wird getrennt.

Examples

"Wir müssen den Müll trennen."

Natural Translation

We have to separate the rubbish.

Literal Translation

We must the rubbish separate.

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