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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.detachable - designed to be unfastened or disconnected without damage; "shirts with detachable collars"
attachable - capable of being fastened or added to something else; "a handle attachable by two bolts"
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Translations
مُمْكِن فَصْلُهـا
oddělitelný
levehetõ
laus, sem hægt er aî losa frá
ayrılabilir

detachable

[dɪˈtætʃəbl] ADJ [collar, lining] → postizo, separable; [parts] → desmontable, extraíble
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

detachable

[dɪˈtætʃəbəl] adjamovible, détachable
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

detachable

adj part of machine, collar, legsabnehmbar; section of documentabtrennbar (from von); liningausknöpfbar; (with zip) → ausreißbar; detachable hoodabnehmbare Kapuze
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

detachable

[dɪˈtætʃəbl] adjstaccabile, smontabile
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

detach

(diˈtӕtʃ) verb
to unfasten or remove (from). I detached the bottom part of the form and sent it back.
deˈtachable adjective
able to be detached.
deˈtached adjective
1. standing etc apart or by itself. a detached house.
2. not personally involved or showing no emotion or prejudice. a detached attitude to the problem.
deˈtachment noun
1. the state of not being influenced by emotion or prejudice.
2. the act of detaching.
3. a group (especially of soldiers). A detachment was sent to guard the supplies.
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To remove Mugambi's loin cloth without awakening him would be impossible, and the only detachable things were the knob-stick and the pouch, which had fallen from the black's shoulder as he rolled in sleep.
A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one's neighbor.
"But your strength is detachable. It can be taken away from you.
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Citing a research report, IDC said Hon Hai, also known as Foxconn in the global market, accounted for 25 percent of total slate tablet shipments and 43 percent of total detachable tablet shipments during the October-December period, to remain top of the global rankings.