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isolating

/ˈaɪ.sə.leɪ.tɪŋ/

isolatinggerund / present participle

/ˈaɪsəleɪtɪŋ/

/ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪŋ/

Functions as a present-participle adjective derived from the verb “isolate”.

Translations

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.

isolant

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

Antonyms

isolatingnoun

/ˈaɪsəleɪtɪŋ/

Gerund form used as an uncountable noun meaning the act or process of isolating.

Translations

isolement

Isolating infected patients is critical during an outbreak.

L’isolement des patients infectés est crucial lors d’une épidémie.

Definitions

The act or process of separating someone or something from others.

Isolating infected patients is critical during an outbreak.

Synonyms

isolateverb

isolating

ing-form

isolated

Past Simple

isolated

Past Participle

isolating

ing-form

/ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/

Translations

isoler

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

cut off

Antonyms

isolatenoun

Definitions

A person or thing that has been separated from others.

The scientist studied the isolate to understand its unique properties.

A culture of microorganisms that has been separated from a mixed population.

The lab technician examined the bacterial isolate under the microscope.

A language that has no demonstrable genealogical relationship with other languages.

Basque is an isolate in the Indo-European dominated linguistic landscape of Europe.

A substance that has been separated from a mixture or composite for analysis or use.

The chemist measured the purity of the protein isolate before proceeding with the assay.

isolatepast participle

Definitions

Separated from others; remote or secluded.

They live in an isolated village high in the mountains.

Obtained or kept apart for study, analysis, or protection.

The isolated sample was stored at a constant temperature.