- aislar
- v.1 to isolate (person).El doctor aisló al paciente The doctor isolated the patient.El científico aisló al virus The scientist isolated the virus.2 to insulate.Marcos aisló la casa para el invierno Mark insulated the house for winter.3 to cut off (place).la nevada aisló la comarca del resto del país the snow cut the area off from the rest of the country4 to isolate (virus).5 to keep off.6 to seclude, to isolate from the world, to sequester.* * *AISLARCONJUGACIÓN(stressed í in certain persons of certain tenses)Present Indicativeaíslo, aíslas, aísla, aislamos, aisláis, aíslan.Present Subjunctiveaísle, aísles, aísle, aislemos, aisléis, aíslen.Imperativeaísla (tú), aísle (él/Vd.), aislemos (nos.), aislad (vos.), aíslen (ellos/Vds.).* * *1. VT1) (=dejar solo) to isolate; (=separar) to separate, detach2) [+ ciudad, fortaleza] to cut off3) (Elec) to insulate2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (apartar, separar) <enfermo> to isolate, keep in isolation; <preso> to place ... in solitary confinement; <virus> to isolate
sus amigos los han aislado — their friends have turned their backs on them
b) (dejar sin communicación) <lugar> to cut off2) (Elec) to insulate2.aislarse v pron (refl) to cut oneself off* * *= cut off, isolate, lock out, seclude, quarantine.Ex. The question I have regards natural concerns about the computer going down, and the situation that may exist when the library is cut off for an extended period of time from the online catalog.Ex. How were such educational practicalities to be isolated and discussed?.Ex. This article examines the role of public library trustees who appear to live on the fringes of the library profession, locked out of the decision making mainstream.Ex. Can't you seclude yourself and do nothing but work on this topic for the week?.Ex. Australia cannot afford to quarantine itself from global trends and needs to compete with other countries for scarce global capital.----* aislar de = insulate from.* aislarse de = cut + Reflexivo + off from.* protección para excluir o aislar = excluder.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (apartar, separar) <enfermo> to isolate, keep in isolation; <preso> to place ... in solitary confinement; <virus> to isolatesus amigos los han aislado — their friends have turned their backs on them
b) (dejar sin communicación) <lugar> to cut off2) (Elec) to insulate2.aislarse v pron (refl) to cut oneself off* * *= cut off, isolate, lock out, seclude, quarantine.Ex: The question I have regards natural concerns about the computer going down, and the situation that may exist when the library is cut off for an extended period of time from the online catalog.
Ex: How were such educational practicalities to be isolated and discussed?.Ex: This article examines the role of public library trustees who appear to live on the fringes of the library profession, locked out of the decision making mainstream.Ex: Can't you seclude yourself and do nothing but work on this topic for the week?.Ex: Australia cannot afford to quarantine itself from global trends and needs to compete with other countries for scarce global capital.* aislar de = insulate from.* aislarse de = cut + Reflexivo + off from.* protección para excluir o aislar = excluder.* * *aislar [A19 ]vtA1(apartar, separar): conviene aislar a los enfermos the patients should be isolated o kept in isolationlas riadas aislaron el pueblo the village was cut off by the floodssus amigos los han aislado their friends have turned their backs on them o have cut themselves off from them2 ‹preso› to place … in solitary confinement3 ‹virus› to isolateB (Elec) to insulate■ aislarsev pron(refl) to isolate oneself, cut oneself off* * *
aislar (conjugate aislar) verbo transitivoa) (apartar, separar) ‹enfermo› to isolate, keep in isolation;
‹preso› to place … in solitary confinement;
‹virus› to isolateb) (dejar sin communicación) ‹lugar› to cut offc) (Elec) to insulate
aislarse verbo pronominal (refl) to cut oneself off
aislar verbo transitivo
1 to isolate
2 Téc to insulate
'aislar' also found in these entries:
English:
cut off
- insulate
- isolate
- ostracize
- shut off
- shut out
- cut
- screen
- shut
* * *aislar♦ vt1. [persona] to isolate2. [del frío, de la electricidad] to insulate;[del ruido] to soundproof3. [incomunicar] to cut off;la nevada aisló la comarca del resto del país the snow cut the area off from the rest of the country4. [virus] to isolate♦ viestas ventanas aíslan muy bien del frío/ruido these windows are very good at keeping the cold/noise out♦ See also the pronominal verb aislarse* * *aislarv/t1 isolate2 EL insulate* * *aislar {5} vt1) : to isolate2) : to insulate* * *aislar vb1. (separar) to isolatehan aislado a los niños enfermos the sick children have been isolated2. (incomunicar) to cut off [pt. & pp. cut]nos quedamos aislados por la nieve we were cut off by the snow
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.