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de·tach
(dĭ-tăch′)tr.v. de·tached, de·tach·ing, de·tach·es
1. To separate or unfasten; disconnect: detach a check from the checkbook; detach burs from one's coat.
2. To remove from association or union with something: detach a calf from its mother; detached herself from the group.
3. To send (troops or ships, for example) on a special mission.
[French détacher, from Old French destachier : des-, de- + attachier, to attach; see attach.]
de·tach′a·bil′i·ty n.
de·tach′a·ble adj.
de·tach′a·bly adv.
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detach
(dɪˈtætʃ)vb (tr)
1. to disengage and separate or remove, as by pulling; unfasten; disconnect
2. (Military) military to separate (a small unit) from a larger one, esp for a special assignment
[C17: from Old French destachier, from des- dis-1 + attachier to attach]
deˈtachable adj
deˌtachaˈbility n
deˈtacher n
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de•tach
(dɪˈtætʃ)v.t.
1. to unfasten and separate; disengage.
2. to send (a regiment, ship, etc.) on a special mission.
de•tach′a•ble, adj.
de•tach`a•bil′i•ty, n.
de•tach′a•bly, adv.
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detach
Past participle: detached
Gerund: detaching
| Imperative |
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| detach |
| detach |
| Present |
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| I detach |
| you detach |
| he/she/it detaches |
| we detach |
| you detach |
| they detach |
| Preterite |
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| I detached |
| you detached |
| he/she/it detached |
| we detached |
| you detached |
| they detached |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am detaching |
| you are detaching |
| he/she/it is detaching |
| we are detaching |
| you are detaching |
| they are detaching |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have detached |
| you have detached |
| he/she/it has detached |
| we have detached |
| you have detached |
| they have detached |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was detaching |
| you were detaching |
| he/she/it was detaching |
| we were detaching |
| you were detaching |
| they were detaching |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had detached |
| you had detached |
| he/she/it had detached |
| we had detached |
| you had detached |
| they had detached |
| Future |
|---|
| I will detach |
| you will detach |
| he/she/it will detach |
| we will detach |
| you will detach |
| they will detach |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have detached |
| you will have detached |
| he/she/it will have detached |
| we will have detached |
| you will have detached |
| they will have detached |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be detaching |
| you will be detaching |
| he/she/it will be detaching |
| we will be detaching |
| you will be detaching |
| they will be detaching |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been detaching |
| you have been detaching |
| he/she/it has been detaching |
| we have been detaching |
| you have been detaching |
| they have been detaching |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been detaching |
| you will have been detaching |
| he/she/it will have been detaching |
| we will have been detaching |
| you will have been detaching |
| they will have been detaching |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been detaching |
| you had been detaching |
| he/she/it had been detaching |
| we had been detaching |
| you had been detaching |
| they had been detaching |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would detach |
| you would detach |
| he/she/it would detach |
| we would detach |
| you would detach |
| they would detach |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have detached |
| you would have detached |
| he/she/it would have detached |
| we would have detached |
| you would have detached |
| they would have detached |
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Verb 1. detach - cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"
unbind - untie or unfasten; "unbind the feet of this poor woman"
disconnect - make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten
unhook - take off a hook
attach - cause to be attached
2. detach - separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment; "detach a regiment"
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
3. detach - come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"
blow off - come off due to an explosion or other strong force
chop off, lop off, cut off - remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off the dead branch"
unsolder - remove the soldering from
fall off - come off; "This button had fallen off"
attach - become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill"
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detach
verb
detach yourself from something distance yourself from, disengage yourself from, remove yourself from, separate yourself from, liberate yourself from, disconnect yourself from, disentangle yourself from Try to detach yourself from the problem and be more objective.
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detach
verb1. To separate one thing from another thing:
2. To become or cause to become apart one from another:
Idioms: part company, set at odds.
3. To remove from association with:
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Translations
يَفْصِل
odpojitoddělit
frigøreløsne
eraldama
losa sundur, skilja , losa
atkabintiatsegtiatskirasatskiriamasatskirti
atdalītatšķirt
ločitiodstranitiodtrgati
detach
[dɪˈtætʃ] VT (= separate) → separar (from de) (= unstick) → despegar (Mil) → destacarto detach o.s. from a group → separarse de un grupo
to detach o.s. from a situation → distanciarse de una situación
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Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
detach
vt
(= separate, unfasten) rope, cart → loslösen (from von); section of form, document → abtrennen (from von); part of machine, wooden leg, collar, hood → abnehmen (from von); lining → herausnehmen (from aus); coach from train → abhängen (from von); to detach oneself from a group → sich von einer Gruppe lösen or trennen ; a section became detached from ... → ein Teil löste sich von ...
(Mil, Naut) → abkommandieren
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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 adjective1. 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 noun1. 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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detach
v. separar, desprender, despegar; desprenderse; soltarse.
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