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isolation

/ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/

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noun

Isolement, séparation

The state of being isolated, detached, or separated.

Examples :

"The student's isolation from the other children made it difficult for her to learn. "

L'isolement de l'élève des autres enfants rendait son apprentissage difficile.

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noun

Isolement, solitude

The state of being away from other people.

Examples :

"The student's long period of isolation from classmates made it hard to catch up on assignments. "

La longue période d'isolement de l'élève de ses camarades de classe a rendu difficile la rattrapage des devoirs.

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noun

Isolement

The act of isolating.

Examples :

"Social distancing is social isolation, which is a human rights violation on par with torture and other war crimes."

La distanciation sociale est l'isolement social, ce qui constitue une violation des droits de l'homme comparable à la torture et à d'autres crimes de guerre.

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noun

Isolement

(of a country) The state of not having diplomatic relations with other countries (either with most or all other countries, or with specified other countries).

Examples :

"During the pandemic, the country experienced a period of isolation, halting diplomatic ties with many nations. "

Pendant la pandémie, le pays a connu une période d'isolement, interrompant les relations diplomatiques avec de nombreuses nations.

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noun

Isolement, extraction

The obtaining of an element from one of its compounds, or of a compound from a mixture

Examples :

"The chemist performed the isolation of pure copper from a copper sulfate solution. "

Le chimiste a procédé à l'extraction du cuivre pur à partir d'une solution de sulfate de cuivre.

chemistry element compound science process

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noun

Isolement

The separation of a patient, suffering from a contagious disease, from contact with others (compare: quarantine)

Examples :

"To prevent the spread of the flu, the school implemented strict isolation procedures for students showing symptoms. "

Pour prévenir la propagation de la grippe, l'école a mis en place des procédures d'isolement strictes pour les élèves présentant des symptômes.

medicine disease virus

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noun

Isolement

A database property that determines when and how changes made in one transaction are visible to other concurrent transactions.

Examples :

"The database's isolation settings prevent one family member's updates to the household budget from appearing in the shared account until the transaction is fully completed. "

Les paramètres d'isolement de la base de données empêchent les mises à jour d'un membre de la famille sur le budget du ménage d'apparaître dans le compte partagé tant que la transaction n'est pas entièrement terminée.

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