isolated

isoliert, abgelegen

Weit von anderen Menschen oder Orten entfernt oder mit wenig Kontakt zu anderen.

In einfachem Englisch: Far from other people or places, or having little contact with others.

• They live in an isolated village.
• She felt isolated after her friends moved away.
• Heavy snow left the farm isolated from nearby towns.

So benutzt man es: isolated from someone/something (The village is isolated from the rest of the country.)

Synonyme: remote, secluded, cut off

Gegenteile: connected

Häufige Wendungen: isolated village, feel isolated, isolated from someone

isoliert

Sich allein fühlend, weil die Menschen ringsum die eigenen Gedanken oder Erfahrungen nicht teilen.

In einfachem Englisch: You feel alone because people around you do not share your ideas or experiences.

• I feel isolated at work.
• He felt isolated because nobody shared his interests.
• People with unusual experiences can become isolated within their own communities.

So benutzt man es: isolated among someone (She felt isolated among colleagues who did not understand her beliefs.)

Synonyme: alone, alienated

Häufige Wendungen: feel isolated, socially isolated, isolated among colleagues

vereinzelt, einmalig

Nur einmal oder vereinzelt auftretend, ohne Teil eines wiederkehrenden Problems oder Musters zu sein.

In einfachem Englisch: Happening only once or separately, rather than as part of a repeated problem or pattern.

• It was an isolated incident.
• Doctors reported a few isolated cases.
• This isolated mistake does not reflect her usual work.

Synonyme: one-off, single

Gegenteile: repeated, recurring

Häufige Wendungen: isolated incident, isolated case, isolated example

isolieren, absondern

Jemanden oder etwas von anderen trennen, sodass kein Kontakt oder gegenseitiger Einfluss möglich ist.

In einfachem Englisch: To keep someone or something separate from others so they cannot meet or affect each other.

• The hospital isolated the patient.
• Thick walls isolated us from the noise.
• Researchers isolate each sample before testing it.

So benutzt man es: isolate someone/something from someone/something (The walls isolate the room from outside noise.)

Synonyme: separate, cut off, segregate

Gegenteile: connect, integrate

Häufige Wendungen: isolate someone, isolate a patient, isolate something from