i·so·lat·ed (  s -l  t d)adj. Separated from others; solitary or singular: Reporters in the field observed isolated instances of rebellion. [From French isolé, from Italian isolato, from Latin nsultus, made into an island, from nsula, island.] |
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| Adj. | 1. | isolated - not close together in time; "isolated instances of rebellion"; "a few stray crumbs" sporadic - recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids" |
| 2. | isolated - being or feeling set or kept apart from others; "she felt detached from the group"; "could not remain the isolated figure he had been"- Sherwood Anderson; "thought of herself as alone and separated from the others"; "had a set-apart feeling" separate - independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church" | |
| 3. | isolated - marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements; "little isolated worlds, as abruptly disjunct and unexpected as a palm-shaded well in the Sahara"- Scientific Monthly separate - independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church" | |
| 4. | isolated - cut off or left behind; "an isolated pawn"; "several stranded fish in a tide pool"; "travelers marooned by the blizzard" unaccompanied - being without an escort | |
| 5. | isolated - under forced isolation especially for health reasons; "a quarantined animal"; "isolated patients" segregated, unintegrated - separated or isolated from others or a main group; "a segregated school system"; "a segregated neighborhood" | |
| 6. | isolated - remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village" unconnected - not joined or linked together |
isolated
adjective
1. remote, far, distant, lonely, out-of-the-way, hidden, retired, far-off, secluded, inaccessible, faraway, outlying, in the middle of nowhere, off the beaten track, backwoods, godforsaken, incommunicado, unfrequented Many of the refugee areas are in isolated areas.
2. single, individual, unique, unusual, sole, random, exceptional, freak, lone, solitary, abnormal, unrelated, anomalous, atypical, untypical The allegations related to an isolated case of cheating.
3. solitary, withdrawn, lonely, sheltered, segregated, cloistered, reclusive, lonesome, sequestered, introverted, friendless, companionless He now lives an isolated life in the countryside.
Translations
isolated [ˈaɪsəʊleɪtɪd] ADJ
1. (= remote, cut off) [house, village, community] → aislado, apartado; [person] → aislado
the islanders were very isolated → los habitantes de la isla estaban muy aislados
she lived a strange, isolated life → vivía una vida extraña y solitaria
to feel isolated → sentirse aislado
to be isolated from one's family → estar aislado de su familia
to keep sth/sb isolated from sth/sb → mantener algo/a algn aislado de algo/algn
the islanders were very isolated → los habitantes de la isla estaban muy aislados
she lived a strange, isolated life → vivía una vida extraña y solitaria
to feel isolated → sentirse aislado
to be isolated from one's family → estar aislado de su familia
to keep sth/sb isolated from sth/sb → mantener algo/a algn aislado de algo/algn
2. (= individual) [incident, case, example] → aislado
isolated [ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd] adj
[house, village, area] → isolé(e)
(= cut off from other people) → isolé(e)
isolated
adj
(= cut off, marginalized) → abgeschnitten, isoliert; (= remote) → abgelegen; existence → zurückgezogen; (Med) → isoliert; the islanders feel isolated → die Inselbewohner fühlen sich von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten; she kept her sons isolated from other children → sie hielt ihre Söhne von anderen Kindern fern
isolated [ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd] adj → isolato/a
isolated [ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd] adj → isolato/a
isolated [ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd] adj → isolato/a
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