ellos separan

separate, split up

→ separar
separ to separate, to split up + an 3rd-person plural present (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · third plural · present indicative Rare #40,644
separate, split up Third-person plural present tense of "separar" (they/you all separate).
SP: Ellos separan la basura para reciclar.
EN: They separate the trash to recycle.
Conjugation of separar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third separa separan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third separa separan
SingularPlural
First — separarnos

Al sudeste están Los Alpes que separan Italia y Francia.

To the southeast lie the Alps, which separate Italy and France.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

Todas las familias se separan.

All families separate.

— Un lugar en ninguna parte (1988)

Al hundirse la proa, arrastra a la popa en forma vertical y se separan.

As the bow sinks, it pulls the stern vertically and they separate.

— Titanic (1997)

Nuestros caminos se separan.

Our paths diverge.

— El arca rusa (2002)

Los científicos se separan en dos escuelas.

The scientists split into two schools.