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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.
Synonyms
separatedsingleunattacheddisconnecteddetached
Antonyms
marriedattachedconnectedwedded

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

Related Idioms & Phrases

divorced from reality - completamente desconectado da realidade
get divorced - se divorciar/divorciar-se
newly divorced - recém-divorciado
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