No. 3,632 in Portuguese
separados
"Separados" means "separated" in English.
In a sentence
Os papéis estão separados em diferentes pilhas.
The papers are separated into different stacks.
Here 'separados' acts as an adjective describing the state of the papers being sorted into various piles.
Eles decidiram viver separados após o término do relacionamento.
They decided to live apart after the end of the relationship.
In this sentence, 'separados' describes the state of how they live, emphasizing their decision to remain apart.
Os itens precisam ser separados antes da entrega.
The items need to be separated before delivery.
Here 'separados' is used in the passive form of the verb, indicating the action of sorting items to prepare them for delivery.
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