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isolating

UK
/ˈaɪ.sə.leɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈaɪ.sə.leɪ.tɪŋ/

Translations

isolatinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈaɪsəleɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪŋ/
Functions as a present-participle adjective derived from the verb “isolate”.
isolantSe dit d’une expérience ou d’une situation qui donne un sentiment de solitude ou de déconnexion.
The isolating experience of working from home during the pandemic left many people feeling disconnected from their colleagues.
L’expérience isolante du télétravail pendant la pandémie a laissé de nombreuses personnes se sentir coupées de leurs collègues.
isolantLinguistique : se dit d’une langue à morphologie pauvre en affixes.
Vietnamese is highly isolating in its structure.
Le vietnamien est une langue très isolante dans sa structure.
The isolating nature of the remote village made it difficult for residents to connect with the outside world.
Le caractère isolant du village reculé rendait difficile pour les habitants le contact avec le monde extérieur.
Synonyms
detached
solitary
secluding
lonely
separate
Antonyms
uniting
connecting
integrating
isolatingnoun
UK
/ˈaɪsəleɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˈaɪsəleɪtɪŋ/
Gerund form used as an uncountable noun meaning the act or process of isolating.
Isolating infected patients is critical during an outbreak.
L’isolement des patients infectés est crucial lors d’une épidémie.
Synonyms
solitude
partitioning
estrangement
detachment
sequestration
exclusion
insulation
quarantine
separation
segregation
seclusion
isolation
isolateverb

isolating

Gerund

isolated
Past Simple
isolated
Past Participle
isolating
Gerund
UK
/ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/
US
/ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/
The doctor decided to isolate the patient to prevent the spread of the infection.
Le médecin a décidé d’isoler le patient pour empêcher la propagation de l’infection.
Synonyms
detach
separate
remove
cut off
seclude
insulate
segregate
quarantine
Antonyms
associate
unite
join
connect

Definitions

isolatinggerund / present participle
Tending to separate or set apart from others.
The isolating nature of the remote village made it difficult for residents to connect with the outside world.
Causing a person or group to feel alone or detached.
The isolating experience of working from home during the pandemic left many people feeling disconnected from their colleagues.
(Linguistics) Characterized by a low morpheme-per-word ratio and few or no affixes.
Vietnamese is highly isolating in its structure.
isolatingnoun
The act or process of separating someone or something from others.
Isolating infected patients is critical during an outbreak.
isolateverb
To set apart from others; to place in quarantine or seclusion.
The doctor decided to isolate the patient to prevent the spread of the infection.
To separate a substance, cell, or microorganism from a mixture or environment for study or analysis.
The scientist was able to isolate the compound needed for the experiment.
To detach or remove from a situation or context.
The engineer worked to isolate the problem in the system to find a solution.
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