isolate

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈaɪsəleɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/v. ˈaɪsəˌleɪt; n., adj. -lɪt, -ˌleɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. ī′sə lāt′, is′ə-; n., adj. ī′sə lit, -lāt′, is′ə-)

Inflections of 'isolate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

Principal Translations
Inglés	Español
isolate [sb]⇒ vtr	(from other people)	aislar a vtr + prep
Paul moved to Montana because he wanted to isolate himself from society.
Working from home isolated Serena from society.
Trabajar desde casa aisló a Serena de la sociedad.
isolate [sth]⇒ vtr	(separate)	aislar⇒ vtr
separar⇒ vtr
apartar⇒ vtr
Laura worked to isolate the facts from all the crazy stories so that she could write her story.
Laura se esforzó por aislar los hechos de todas las disparatadas historias de manera que pudiera escribir su reportaje.
isolate [sth] vtr	(quarantine)	aislar⇒ vtr
poner en cuarentena loc verb
The customs agent isolated the traveler in medical quarantine for two days because they feared that he was infected.
Los agentes de aduanas aislaron al viajero en cuarentena médica durante dos días porque temían que estuviese infectado.
isolate [sth] vtr	(separate substances)	aislar⇒ vtr
The doctor isolated the smallpox strain that was causing the epidemic.
El doctor aisló la cepa de la viruela que estaba causando la epidemia.

Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
isolate n	(separated thing)	caso aislado nm + adj
The Basque language is an isolate, and doesn't fit into any other language groups.
El vasco es un caso aislado y no encaja en ningún otro grupo de lenguas.
isolate [sth]⇒ vtr	(insulate)	aislar⇒ vtr
The electrician had to make sure she isolated the circuits properly to avoid a short circuit.
La electricista tuvo que asegurarse de aislar los circuitos apropiadamente para evitar un cortocircuito.

Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
self-isolate⇒ vi	(stay separate from others while sick)	autoaislarse⇒ v prnl
aislarse⇒ v prnl
ponerse en aislamiento v prnl + loc adv

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Collocations: has become a social isolate, biology: [clinical, molecular, bacterial] isolates, an isolate of soy [flour, milk, beans], more...

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