isolation

isolement

Situation où l’on est seul ou séparé des autres personnes ou choses.

En anglais simple : The state of being alone or separate from other people or things.

• He lived in isolation.
• The village's isolation made travel difficult.
• Many older people experience social isolation.

Comment l'utiliser : isolation from someone/something (Her isolation from her family made her unhappy.)

Synonymes : separation, seclusion, solitude

Expressions courantes : in isolation, social isolation, feelings of isolation

isolement diplomatique

Situation d’un pays sans contacts ou relations officielles avec les autres pays.

En anglais simple : A country's lack of contact or official relationships with other countries.

• The country faces international isolation.
• New talks ended years of diplomatic isolation.
• The government chose isolation over closer ties with its neighbours.

Comment l'utiliser : isolation from something (The country's isolation from the outside world lasted decades.)

Expressions courantes : international isolation, diplomatic isolation, end isolation

isolement

Fait de garder une personne malade à l’écart des autres pour éviter de transmettre la maladie.

En anglais simple : Keeping a person with an illness away from others so the illness does not spread.

• The patient is in isolation.
• They moved her to an isolation ward.
• He left isolation when he could no longer spread the infection.

Comment l'utiliser : in isolation (The patient remained in isolation for five days.)

Expressions courantes : in isolation, isolation ward, put into isolation

isolement, séparation

Action de mettre ou de garder une personne ou une chose à l’écart des autres.

En anglais simple : The act of keeping or taking someone or something apart from others.

• Isolation of the faulty part took minutes.
• The laboratory completed the isolation of a useful chemical.
• This switch allows electrical isolation of the damaged equipment.

Comment l'utiliser : isolation of something from something (The isolation of the cells from the sample took hours.)

Synonymes : separation

Contraires : integration

Expressions courantes : isolation of something, sound isolation, electrical isolation