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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 [ˈkwɒrənˌtiːn]
n
1. (Medicine) a period of isolation or detention, esp of persons or animals arriving from abroad, to prevent the spread of disease, usually consisting of the maximum known incubation period of the suspected disease
2. (Medicine) the place or area where such detention is enforced
3. any period or state of enforced isolation
vb
(tr) to isolate in or as if in quarantine
[from Italian quarantina period of forty days, from quaranta forty, from Latin quadrāgintā]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.quarantine - enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of diseasequarantine - 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"

quarantine
noun
isolation, segregation, solitude She was sent home and put in quarantine.
verb
isolate, separate, segregate, keep apart It is sensible to quarantine all new plants for a week or two.
Translations
quarantine [ˈkwɒrəntiːn]
A. Ncuarentena f
to be in quarantineestar en cuarentena
to place a dog in quarantineponer un perro en cuarentena

quarantine [ˈkwɒrəntiːn] nquarantaine f
in quarantine → en quarantaine

quarantine
nQuarantäne f; to be in quarantinein Quarantäne sein; (ship) → unter Quarantäne liegen; to put somebody in quarantinejdn unter Quarantäne stellen
attrQuarantäne-; quarantine periodQuarantänezeit f
vt person, animal, ship, areaunter Quarantäne stellen

quarantine [ˈkwɒrntiːn]
1. nquarantena
in quarantine → in quarantena
2. vtmettere in quarantena

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 karanteenijakso 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 eristää 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 將(人或動物)予以隔離,對(人或動物)進行檢疫 піддавати карантинові کسی شخص یا جانور کو قرنطیہ میں رکھنا cách ly ...

quarantine حَجْر صحي karanténa karantæne Quarantäne καραντίνα cuarentena karanteeni quarantaine karantena quarantena 検疫期間 격리 quarantaine karantene kwarantanna quarentena карантин karantän สถานกักกันเพื่อป้องกันการแพร่ของเชื้อโรค karantina sự kiểm dịch 检疫


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