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Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
divorce
I.di‧vorce1 S3 /dəˈvɔːs, dɪˈvɔːs $ -ɔːrs/ BrE AmE noun [Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: Latin divertere 'to divert, leave one's husband'] 1. [uncountable and countable] the legal ending of a marriage ⇨ separation: Why doesn’t she get a divorce? One in three marriages ends in divorce. file/sue/petition for divorce (=start the legal divorce process) His wife has started divorce proceedings. the rise in the divorce rate She received the house as part of the divorce settlement (=the amount of money, property etc each person receives in a divorce case). The Act extended the grounds (=legal reasons) for divorce. 2. [countable usually singular] formal the fact of separating two related things divorce between the divorce between theory and method • • • COLLOCATIONS verbs ▪ get a divorce (=end your marriage) Their marriage had never been happy and in the end they got a divorce. ▪ go through a divorce (=experience getting a divorce) I was going through a divorce and it was a very painful time. ▪ want a divorce She told him she wanted a divorce. ▪ ask (somebody) for a divorce She asked her husband for a divorce after he had been unfaithful. ▪ a marriage ends in divorce Five years later, their marriage ended in divorce. ▪ file for divorce (also petition for divorce formal) (=start the legal divorce process) The next day I saw a lawyer and filed for a divorce. adjectives ▪ a bitter divorce (=involving very angry feelings) After a long and bitter divorce, Wendy was looking forward to starting a new life. ▪ a messy divorce (=complicated and unpleasant to deal with) She wanted to avoid a messy divorce . ▪ a painful divorce (=causing a lot of sadness) I have been through a painful divorce, and know what it feels like. divorce + NOUN ▪ the divorce rate (=the number of people who get a divorce) The country has a high divorce rate. ▪ divorce proceedings (=the legal processes of getting a divorce) His first marriage was unsuccessful and led to long divorce proceedings. ▪ a divorce settlement (=the amount of money, property etc each person gets in a divorce) She received a $10 million divorce settlement from her first husband. ▪ a divorce case (=a legal case dealing with a divorce) It was the biggest divorce case that an English court has dealt with. ▪ a divorce lawyer/court (=one dealing with divorce) She's a famous New York divorce lawyer. ▪ divorce papers (=documents concerning a divorce) My husband refused to sign the divorce papers. phrases ▪ grounds for divorce (=acceptable reasons for divorce, according to the law) Violence and neglect are grounds for divorce. II.divorce2 BrE AmE verb [Word Family: noun: divorcé, divorcee; verb: ↑divorce; adjective: ↑divorced] 1. [intransitive and transitive] if someone divorces their husband or wife, or if two people divorce, they legally end their marriage ⇨ separate: David’s parents divorced when he was six. My father threatened to divorce her. 2. [transitive] formal to separate two ideas, subjects etc completely divorce something from something It is difficult to divorce sport from politics. 3. [transitive] to stop being involved in an activity, organization, situation etc divorce yourself from something Our society has divorced itself from religion. • • • THESAURUS ▪ divorce to legally end your marriage: After seven years, they decided to divorce. | She divorced him six months after they were married. ▪ separate to start to live apart from your husband or wife because of problems in your marriage: They argued all the time and in the end agreed to separate. | She separated from her husband and moved to a flat in London. ▪ split up/break up to end a marriage or a romantic relationship: When Andy was nine, his parents split up. | He's just broken up with his girlfriend. ▪ leave somebody to stop living with your husband, wife, or partner, often because you are having a relationship with someone else: Her husband left her for a younger woman after 27 years of marriage. | Dan's left me.
divorcehu◎ | [di'vɔ:s] | ※ | danh từ | | ■ | (divorce from somebody) sự ly dị; sự ly hôn | | ☆ | to ask/sue for a divorce from somebody | | xin ly dị ai | | ☆ | grounds for divorce | | các căn cứ cho sự ly hôn | | ☆ | to get/obtain a divorce from somebody | | được ly dị ai | | ☆ | to start divorce proceedings | | bắt đầu thủ tục xin ly hôn | | ■ | (nghĩa bóng) sự tách biệt | | ☆ | the divorce between religion and science | | sự tách biệt giữa tôn giáo và khoa học | ※ | ngoại động từ | | ■ | kết thúc hợp pháp cuộc hôn nhân của mình (với ai); ly hôn; ly dị | | ☆ | they're divorcing each other/getting divorced | | họ đang ly dị nhau | | ■ | tách ai/cái gì một cách sai lầm | | ☆ | to divorce one thing from another | | tách một vật này ra khỏi vật khác | | ☆ | you can't divorce science from ethical questions | | anh không thể tách khoa học ra khỏi vấn đề đạo đức |
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