isolieren

I v/t

1. auch POL. etc. isolate (auch CHEM.)

2. ETECH., TECH. insulate

II v/refl: sich isolieren isolate o.s., cut o.s. off

III v/i: gut isolieren insulate well, be a good insulator

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(absondern) to isolate; to seclude;

(technisch) to insulate; to lag

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iso|lie|ren [izo'liːrən] ptp isoliert

1. vt

1) (= absondern) to isolate (AUCH MED, BIOL); Häftlinge to isolate, to put in(to) solitary confinement

jdn isoliert halten — to keep sb in isolation or isolated/in solitary confinement

völlig isoliert leben — to live in complete isolation, to live isolated from the world

ein Problem isoliert betrachten — to look at a problem in isolation

2) elektrische Leitungen, Häuser, Fenster to insulate

2. vr

to isolate oneself or to cut oneself off (from the world)

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1) (to cover, protect or separate (something) with a material that does not let especially electrical currents or heat etc pass through it: Rubber and plastic are used for insulating electric wires and cables.) insulate

2) (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.) isolate

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iso·lie·ren *

[izoˈli:rən]

I. vt

1. TECH (mit Isoliermaterial versehen)

▪ etw [gegen etw akk] \isolieren to insulate sth [against sth]

2. JUR, MED (absondern)

▪ jdn [von jdm/etw] \isolieren to isolate sb [from sb/sth]

die Virusträger wurden von den anderen Patienten isoliert the carriers of the virus were isolated from the other patients

II. vr (sich absondern)

▪ sich akk [von jdm/etw] \isolieren to isolate oneself [from sb/sth]

warum isolierst du dich von der Außenwelt? why do you cut yourself off from the outside world?

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transitives Verb

1) isolate <prisoner, patient, bacterium, element>

von der Umwelt isoliert — cut off from the outside world

etwas isoliert betrachten — look at something out of context

2) (Technik) insulate <wiring, wall, etc.>; lag <boilers, pipes, etc.>; (gegen Schall) soundproof; insulate <room, door, window, etc.>

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isolieren

A. v/t

1. auch POL etc isolate (auch CHEM)

2. ELEK, TECH insulate

B. v/r:

sich isolieren isolate o.s., cut o.s. off

C. v/i:

gut isolieren insulate well, be a good insulator

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transitives Verb

1) isolate <prisoner, patient, bacterium, element>

von der Umwelt isoliert — cut off from the outside world

etwas isoliert betrachten — look at something out of context

2) (Technik) insulate <wiring, wall, etc.>; lag <boilers, pipes, etc.>; (gegen Schall) soundproof; insulate <room, door, window, etc.>

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v.

to insulate v.

to isolate v.

to segregate v.

to soundproof v.

to strip v.