séparateur
The English word divider is translated into French as séparateur.
séparateur refers to an object used to separate or divide things. For example, if you are referring to an item used on a desk, you can use the phrase un séparateur de bureau to specify a desk divider.
Meaning: object that separates (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word séparateur is derived from the verb séparer, which means to separate.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun has a feminine form, séparatrice, which is used if the specific object being referred to is a feminine noun.
Did you know?
- In a railway context, a divider that diverts trains is called an aiguillage rather than a séparateur.
- While séparateur is used for most dividers, French has the specific word intercalaire for the tabbed dividers used in binders and folders.
- In computing, a séparateur refers to a specific character like a comma or semicolon used to split data fields.
Examples in context
- Pouvez-vous me montrer vos séparateurs, s'il vous plaît?Can you show me your dividers, please?
- Il y a une limite, une sorte de séparateur entre nous maintenantThere is a limit, a sort of divider between us now
- Je voudrais acheter un séparateur pour mon classeur.I would like to buy a divider for my binder.
- Quand nous avons déménagé, nous avons installé un séparateur pour diviser la pièce en deux parties.When we moved, we installed a divider to split the room into two parts.
- La cloison entre les bureaux offre une bonne intimité.The partition between the offices provides good privacy.
- Le séparateur de bureau est très utile.The desk divider is very useful.
- J'ai besoin d'un séparateur pour mes dossiers.I need a divider for my files.
- Il y a un séparateur entre les rayons.There is a divider between the shelves.
Example conversation
Léa and Hugo are organizing their shared office space.
- LéaHugo, où est le séparateur pour les documents ?Hugo, where is the divider for the documents?
- HugoIl est sur l'étagère, juste à côté de toi.It is on the shelf, right next to you.
- LéaAh, je le vois maintenant, merci !Ah, I see it now, thank you!
- HugoDe rien, Léa.You're welcome, Léa.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry séparateur, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
