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quarantine
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quar·an·tine  (kwôrn-tn, kwr-)
n.
1.
a. A period of time during which a vehicle, person, or material suspected of carrying a contagious disease is detained at a port of entry under enforced isolation to prevent disease from entering a country.
b. A place for such detention.
2. Enforced isolation or restriction of free movement imposed to prevent the spread of contagious disease.
3. A condition of enforced isolation.
4. A period of 40 days.
tr.v. quar·an·tined, quar·an·tin·ing, quar·an·tines
1. To isolate in or as if in quarantine.
2. To isolate politically or economically.

[Italian quarantina, from quaranta (giorni), forty (days), from Latin quadrgint; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots.]

quaran·tina·ble adj.

quarantine
Noun
a period of isolation, esp. of people or animals arriving from abroad, to prevent the spread of disease
Verb
[-tining, -tined]
to isolate in or as if in quarantine [Italian quarantina period of forty days]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.quarantinequarantine - enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
isolation - a state of separation between persons or groups
2.quarantine - isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
closing off, isolation - the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
Verb1.quarantine - place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England"
isolate, insulate - place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"
Translations

quarantine [ˈkwɔrntiːn] ncuarentena
quarantine [ˈkwɔrntiːn] nquarantaine f
quarantine [ˈkwɔrntiːn] nQuarantäne f;
in quarantine → in Quarantäne
quarantine [ˈkwɔrntiːn] nquarantena

quarantine
n quarantine [ˈkworəntiːn]
1 the keeping away from other people or animals of people or animals that might be carrying an infectious disease My dog was in quarantine for six months. kwarantyn مَحْجَر صِحّي карантина karanténa karantæne die Quarantäne καραντίνα cuarentena karantiin قرنطینه karanteeni quarantaine הֶסגֵר संगरोध karantena, izolacija vesztegzár, karantén karantina sóttkví quarantena 隔離 격리 karantinas karantīna kuarantin quarantaine karantene kwarantanna quarentena carantină карантин karanténa karantena karantin karantän การกักไว้อย่างเข้มงวดเพื่อป้องกันการแพร่ของเชื้อโรค karantina 隔離 карантин کسی متعدی مرض سے حفاظت کے لۓ باہر سے آنے والے شخص کو الگ محدود کر کے رکھنا ؛ قرنطیہ sự cách ly
2 the period in or for which this is done The quarantine for a dog entering Britain from abroad is six months. kwarantyn فَتْرَة حَجْر صِحّي период на карантината karanténa karantæne die Quarantäne χρονική περίοδος απομόνωσης, καραντίνα cuarentena karantiin مدت قرنطینه karanteeniaika quarantaine תְקופַּת הֶסגֵר संगरोध काल karantena vesztegzár karantina sóttkví quarantena 検疫期間 격리 기간 karantino trukmė karantīnas laiks/ilgums kuarantin quarantaine karantene okres kwarantanny quarentena carantină карантин karanténa karantena karantin karantän แยกออก; ทำให้อยู่โดดเดี่ยว karantina süresi 隔離期 карантин قرنطیہ کی مدّت thời hạn cách ly
v
to put (a person or animal) in quarantine. in kwarantyn plaas يَحْجر صِحِّيّاً поставям под карантина dát do karantény sætte i karantæne unter Quarantäne stellen βάζω σε καραντίνα poner en cuarentena karantiinis hoidma قرنطینه کردن pitää karanteenissa mettre en quarantaine לַשִׂים בְּהֶסגֵר संगरोध करना smjestiti u karantenu vesztegzár alá helyez, elkülönít mengarantinakan setja í sóttkví mettere in quarantena 隔離する 격리하다 laikyti karantine turēt karantīnā mengkuarantin in quarantaine plaatsen sette i karantene poddać kwarantannie pôr em quarentena a băga în carantină содержать(ся) в карантине dať do karantény karantenirati staviti u karantin sätta i karantän กักไว้ karantinaya almak/sokmak/koymak 隔離,對...進行檢疫 піддавати карантинові کسی شخص یا جانور کو قرنطیہ میں رکھنا cách ly ...


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