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de·tached

(dĭ-tăcht′)
adj.
1. Separated; disconnected: a detached part; a detached plug.
2. Standing apart from others; separate: a house with a detached garage.
3. Marked by an absence of emotional involvement or personal interest; aloof or unbiased.
de·tach′ed·ly (-tăch′ĭd-lē, -tăcht′lē) adv.
de·tach′ed·ness n.
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detached

(dɪˈtætʃt)
adj
1. disconnected or standing apart; not attached: a detached house.
2. (Psychology) having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested
3. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) social welfare working at the clients' normal location rather than from an office; not dependent on premises for providing a service: a detached youth worker. Compare outreach 7
4. (Medicine) ophthalmol (of the retina) separated from the choroid layer of the eyeball to which it is normally attached, resulting in loss of vision in the affected part
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de•tached

(dɪˈtætʃt)

adj.
1. not attached; separated: a detached ticket stub.
2. having no wall in common with another building (opposed to attached): a detached house.
3. impartial or objective; unbiased: a detached judgment.
4. not involved or concerned; aloof.
[1700–10]
de•tached′ly, adv.
de•tach′ed•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. detached - showing lack of emotional involvement; "adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair"- J.S.Perelman; "she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive"; "an uninvolved bystander"
unconcerned - lacking in interest or care or feeling; "the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control"; "blithely unconcerned about his friend's plight"
2. detached - being or feeling set or kept apart from others; "she felt detached from the group"; "could not remain the isolated figure he had been"- Sherwood Anderson; "thought of herself as alone and separated from the others"; "had a set-apart feeling"
separate - independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church"
3. detached - no longer connected or joined; "a detached part"; "on one side of the island was a hugh rock, almost detached"; "the separated spacecraft will return to their home bases"
unconnected - not joined or linked together
4. detached - used of buildings; standing apart from others; "detached houses"; "a detached garage"
architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"
attached - used of buildings joined by common sidewalls; "a block of attached houses"
5. [画像:detached - lacking affection or warm feeling]detached - lacking affection or warm feeling; "an uncaring person"
unloving - not giving or reciprocating affection
6. detached - not fixed in position; "the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran"
unfixed - not firmly placed or set or fastened
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detached

adjective
2. separate, free, severed, disconnected, loosened, discrete, unconnected, undivided, disjoined He lost his sight because of a detached retina.
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detached

adjective
1. Set away from all others:
2. Lacking interest in one's surroundings or worldly affairs:
5. Feeling or showing no strong emotional involvement:
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Translations
غَيْر مُتَحَيِّزمَفْصول، غَيْر مُتَّصِل
nestrannýnezaujatýoddělenýstojící o samotě
fritståendeuengageret
aîskilinn; stakurósnortinn, áhugalaus

detached

[dɪˈtætʃt]
A. ADJ
1. (= separate) → separado, suelto ; (from friends, family) → distanciado
to become detached (from) [part, fragment] → desprenderse (de)
she had become detached from reality → había perdido contacto con la realidad
they live detached from everything → viven desligados de todo
2. (= impartial) [opinion] → objetivo, imparcial ; (= unemotional) [manner] → indiferente
to take a detached view of → considerar objetivamente
B. CPD detached house N → casa f independiente, chalet m individual
detached retina N → desprendimiento m de la retina
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detached

[dɪˈtætʃt] adj [attitude, style] → détaché(e)detached house n (British) → maison f individuelle
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detached

adj
(= unbiased) opinion → distanziert, unvoreingenommen ; (= unemotional) manner, person, expression → kühl, distanziert
(Brit) detached house → allein stehendes Haus, Einzelhaus nt
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detached

[dɪˈtætʃt] adj
a. → staccato/a, separato/a
b. (impartial, opinion) → imparziale, obiettivo/a; (unemotional, manner, attitude) → distaccato/a, distante
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detach

(diˈtӕtʃ) verb
to unfasten or remove (from). I detached the bottom part of the form and sent it back. losmaak, afskeur يَفْصِل отделям destacar oddělit, odpojit abnehmen løsne; frigøre; rive af αποσυνδέω, αποσπώ separar, quitar eemaldama باز کردن؛ جدا کردن irrottaa détacher לְנָתֵק पृथक करना odvojiti, otcijepiti elválaszt melepaskan losa sundur, skilja (frá), losa staccare 分離する 분리하다 atskirti, atsegti, atkabinti atdalīt; atšķirt pisah losmaken rive/klippe av, løsne, skille fra odłączać جلا كول، را بېلول destacar a detaşa, a desprinde отделять; отрывать oddeliť ločiti, odtrgati odvojiti lösgöra, ta loss, avskilja ถอดออก ayırmak 分開,拆下 відділяти(ся), відокремлювати الگ کرنا tháo gỡ 分开,拆卸
deˈtachable adjective
able to be detached. skeibare, los مُمْكِن فَصْلُهـا отделям destacável oddělitelný abnehmbar aftagelig αποσπώμενος, κινητός separable eemaldatav جدا شدنی؛ باز کردنی irrotettava détachable תָּלִיש वियोज्य odvojiv levehető bisa dilepaskan laus, sem hægt er að losa frá staccabile 分離できる 분리할 수 있는 atskiriamas, nuimamas atdalāms; atšķirams ditinggalkan afneembaar løs, avtakbar, til å ta av do odłączania, zdejmowany رابلیلول destacável de­­ta­­şabil отделяемый; отрывной oddeliteľný ločljiv odvojiv löstagbar, avtagbar, lös ซึ่งถอดออกได้ ayrılabilir 可拆下的 знімний; відривний جو الگ کیا جا سکے có thể tách rời ra được 可分开的,可拆开的
deˈtached adjective
1. standing etc apart or by itself. a detached house. alleenstaande مَفْصول، غَيْر مُتَّصِل отделен isolado oddělený, stojící o samotě alleinstehend fritstående ανεξάρτητος, χωριστός independiente eraldi seisev مجزا؛ غیرمتصل erillis- détaché נפרד अलग हुआ odijeljen, nasamu különálló terpisah aðskilinn; stakur isolato 分離独立した 독립된 atskiras savrupmāja terpisah vrijstaand atskilt, frittstående oddzielny بيل، جلا isolado separat стоящий особняком samostatný, oddelený ločen izdvojena kuća fristående, fritt liggande ซึ่งแยกออก müstakil ev 獨立的 окремий, відокремлений الگ تھلگ đứng riêng ra 独立的
2. not personally involved or showing no emotion or prejudice. a detached attitude to the problem. objektiewe, onbevooroordeelde غَيْر مُتَحَيِّز безпристрастен distante nestranný, nezaujatý losgelöst uengageret αποστασιοποιημένος objetivo, imparcial erapooletu بی علاقه؛ بی طرف eläytymätön détaché מנותק उदासीन, तटस्थ rezerviran, nepristran tárgyilagos memisahkan diri ósnortinn, áhugalaus distaccato 超然とした 객관적인 bešališkas neatkarīgs; objektīvs tabah afstandelijk uengasjert, uhildet, upartisk bezstronny بی طرفه distante detaşat беспристрастный nezaujatý nepristranski nepristrasan oengagerad, likgiltig, opartisk ไม่เกี่ยวข้อง;ไม่ลําเอียง yansız, tarafsız 公正的 безсторонній, неупереджений بے لاگ vô tư 公正的
deˈtachment noun
1. the state of not being influenced by emotion or prejudice. afgetrokkenheid, objektiwiteit عَدَم تَحَيُّز безпристрастие indiferença nestrannost, nezaujatost die Unvoreingenommenheit uengagerethed αποτασιοποίηση objetividad, imparcialidad erapooletus بی اعتنایی eläytymättömyys détachement אובייקטיביות तटस्थता nepristranost (lelki) függetlenség tak terpengaruh hlutleysi, hleypidómaleysi distacco, imparzialità 超然としていること 공정 bešališkumas neatkarība; objektivitāte perpisahan afstandelijkheid upartiskhet, uengasjert holdning bezstronność بی اتبار indiferência detaşare беспристрастность nestrannosť nepristranskost nepristrasnost likgiltighet, opartiskhet ความไม่ลําเอียง yansızlık, tarafsızlık 公正超然 відчуженість بے تعلقی ، غیر جانبداری tính độc lập 不偏不倚
2. the act of detaching. losmaking, skeiding فَصل отделяне separação oddělení, odloučení die Absonderung frigørelse; afrivning; uengagering αποσύνδεση, απόσπαση separación eemaldamine جداشدگی؛ بازشدگی irrotus séparation ניתוק पृथक्करण odvajanje leválasztás pemisahan aðskilnaður, losun separazione 分離 분리 atskyrimas atdalīšana berpisah het losmaken atskillelse, løsning, løsriving oddzielanie جلا شوى separação separare разъединение; отделение oddeľovanie ločitev odvajanje lösgörande, avskiljande การวางเฉย;การแยกออก ayırma 分開,拆下 відділ(ення) علاحدہ ہونے کا عمل sự tháo gỡ 分开,拆卸
3. a group (especially of soldiers). A detachment was sent to guard the supplies. afdeling مَفْرَزَه من الجُنود част destacamento vyčleněná jednotka, oddíl das Sonderkommando afdeling στρατιωτικό απόσπασμα destacamento väesalk گروه اعزامی؛ گروهان osasto détachement פְּלַגָה सेना की टुकड़ी odred különítmény detasemen liðssveit distaccamento 分遣隊 파견대 dalinys, būrys vienība; nodaļa askar detachement avdeling oddział گروه اعزامی؛ گروهان destacamento detaşament отряд vyčlenená jednotka oddelek odred detachement, avdelad trupp การส่งกองทหารหรือเรือไปเป็นพิเศษ müfreze 分遣隊 загін, команда فوجی دستہ biệt đội 分遣队
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detached

adj desprendido
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During the night which followed the execution of la Esmeralda, the night men had detached her body from the gibbet, and had carried it, according to custom, to the cellar of Montfauçon.
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He detached fifty men toward the south to winter upon Snake River, and to trap about its waters in the spring, with orders to rejoin him in the month of July at Horse Creek, in Green River Valley, which he had fixed upon as the general rendezvous of his company for the ensuing year.
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A city therefore should have both these sorts of buildings, which may easily be contrived if any one will so regulate them as the planters do their rows of vines; not that the buildings throughout the city should be detached from each other, only in some parts of it; thus elegance and safety will be equally consulted.
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