/i.zɔ.le/
Translation
to isolate, to insulate
Word origin
From Italian isolato ('made into an island'), from Latin insula ('island'). The idea is of cutting something off as the sea cuts off an island.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- insula
- English cognates
- isolate, insular, isle
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | isole | isolais | isolai | isolerai | isolerais |
| tu | isoles | isolais | isolas | isoleras | isolerais |
| il/elle | isole | isolait | isola | isolera | isolerait |
| nous | isolons | isolions | isolâmes | isolerons | isolerions |
| vous | isolez | isoliez | isolâtes | isolerez | isoleriez |
| ils/elles | isolent | isolaient | isolèrent | isoleront | isoleraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | isole | isolasse |
| tu | isoles | isolasses |
| il/elle | isole | isolât |
| nous | isolions | isolassions |
| vous | isoliez | isolassiez |
| ils/elles | isolent | isolassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | isole |
| nous | isolons |
| vous | isolez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- isolant
- Past participle
- isolé · isolée · isolés · isolées
Examples
.
The patient has to be isolated to protect the others.
.
The police kept the witness away from the journalists.
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This wall insulates well against the noise from the street.
' ' .
They shut themselves away as soon as a problem comes up.
.
We are insulating the coldest rooms in the house.
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