No. 3,664 in Dutch
scheiden
"To separate" or "to divorce."
In a sentence
Het is belangrijk om afval te scheiden.
It's important to separate waste.
Here, 'scheiden' means 'to separate'. The word is used in the context of sorting or dividing waste for recycling or disposal.
Het paar besloot te scheiden na tien jaar huwelijk.
The couple decided to divorce after ten years of marriage.
In this sentence, 'scheiden' means 'to divorce' and is used in the context of the legal and personal dissolution of a marriage.
Water en olie zullen altijd scheiden.
Water and oil will always separate.
Here, 'scheiden' conveys the meaning of 'to naturally separate' due to differing properties, as in a scientific or physical interaction.
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