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detachment noun

  /dɪˈtæt͡ʃmənt/
  • (uncountable) The action of detaching; separation.
  • (uncountable) Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness.
  • (uncountable, military) The separation of a military unit from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission.
  • (countable, military) The unit so dispatched.
 détachement
  • (uncountable) Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity.
 impartialité

detach verb

  /dəˈtæt͡ʃ/ , /dɪˈtæt͡ʃ/
  • (transitive) To take apart from; to take off.
 détacher

detachable adjective

  /diːtætʃəbl̩/ , /dətætʃəbl̩/
  • Designed to be unfastened or disconnected without damage.
 amovible, détachable

detached adjective

  /dɪˈtæt͡ʃt/
  • Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.
 à quatre façades
detached house
maison individuelle
semi-detached
jumelée
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