divorced

[/dɪˈvɔːrst/]

adjective/verb (past participle)

divorciado/divorciada

1. Having been legally dissolved from marriage

She is divorced and has two children.

Ela é divorciada e tem dois filhos.

2. Separated or disconnected from something

The policy seems divorced from reality.

A política parece divorciada da realidade.

3. Past tense of divorce; to legally terminate a marriage

They divorced after ten years of marriage.

Eles se divorciaram após dez anos de casamento.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

divorciado/divorciada

Standard usage across Brazil

São Paulo

divorciado/divorciada

Standard usage, sometimes colloquially shortened to 'divorc'

Rio de Janeiro

divorciado/divorciada

Standard usage

Portugal

divorciado/divorciada

Standard usage; less commonly 'desquitado' in older terminology

divorced from reality - completamente desconectado da realidade

get divorced - se divorciar/divorciar-se

newly divorced - recém-divorciado

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