isolate

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
- isolation
isolate vb aislar
El gerundio de isolate se escribe isolating
isolate
tr['aɪsəleɪt]
transitive verb
1 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 microbio
isolate ['aɪsə.leɪt] vt, -lated ; -lating : aislar
isolate
v.
aislar v.
incomunicar v.
'aɪsəleɪt
transitive verb
1) (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]
VT
1) (=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] aislar
3) (Med) (=quarantine) [+ person, animal] aislar (from de)
* * *
['aɪsəleɪt]
transitive verb
1) (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


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