- isolate
- verb(to separate, cut off or keep apart from others: Several houses have been isolated by the flood water; A child with an infectious disease should be isolated.) aislar- isolated- isolation
isolate vb aislarEl gerundio de isolate se escribe isolatingisolatetr['aɪsəleɪt]transitive verb1 aislar (from, de)■ the boy has been isolated from the others el niño ha sido aislado de los otros■ scientists have isolated the germ los científicos han aislado el microbioisolate ['aɪsə.leɪt] vt, -lated ; -lating : aislarisolatev.• aislar v.• incomunicar v.'aɪsəleɪttransitive verb1) (keep apart)to isolate something/somebody (FROM something/somebody) — aislar* algo/a alguien (de algo/alguien)
2) (pick out, separate) \<\<cause/problem\>\> aislar*to isolate something FROM something — separar or desligar* algo de algo
['aɪsǝʊleɪt]VT1) (=cut off) aislar (from de)this policy could isolate China from the rest of the world — esta política podría aislar a China del resto del mundo
it is difficult to isolate religion from politics — es difícil separar la religión de la política
to isolate o.s. — aislarse
2) (=pinpoint) [+ cause, source] identificar; [+ problem, virus, gene] aislar3) (Med) (=quarantine) [+ person, animal] aislar (from de)* * *['aɪsəleɪt]transitive verb1) (keep apart)to isolate something/somebody (FROM something/somebody) — aislar* algo/a alguien (de algo/alguien)
2) (pick out, separate) \<\<cause/problem\>\> aislar*to isolate something FROM something — separar or desligar* algo de algo
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.