隔(へだ)てるto separate (by distance, time, etc.), to isolate, to partition, to divide, to interpose, to have between, to alienate, to estrange

垣根(かきね)を隔(へだ)てて二(に)軒(けん)の家(いえ)が建(た)っています。

Two houses are built separated by a hedge. {to separate (by distance, time, etc.), to isolate, to partition, to divide, to interpose, to have between, to alienate, to estrange}

弁護士(べんごし)とクライアントがテーブルを隔(へだ)てて座(すわ)った。

The lawyer and the client sat across the table isolated from each other. {to separate (by distance, time, etc.), to isolate, to partition, to divide, to interpose, to have between, to alienate, to estrange}

イギリス海峡(かいきょう)はイギリスとヨーロッパ大陸(たいりく)を隔(へだ)てている。

The English Channel separates the UK from the European continent. {to separate (by distance, time, etc.), to isolate, to partition, to divide, to interpose, to have between, to alienate, to estrange}

障子(しょうじ)を隔(へだ)てて話(はな)していて相手(あいて)の表情(ひょうじょう)や気持(きも)ちが分(わ)かるものか！

As if you can understand the other person's expression and feelings while talking through a Shoji screen separated! {to separate (by distance, time, etc.), to isolate, to partition, to divide, to interpose, to have between, to alienate, to estrange}

沢山(たくさん)謝(あやま)ったとして、二人(ふたり)を隔(へだ)てた疑心暗鬼(ぎしんあんき)が無(な)くなる事(こと)にはなりません。

Even if I apologize profusely, it won't erase the mistrust that has interposed us. {to separate (by distance, time, etc.), to isolate, to partition, to divide, to interpose, to have between, to alienate, to estrange}