isolated

isolé

Loin des autres personnes ou lieux, ou ayant peu de contacts avec les autres.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : isolated from someone/something (The village is isolated from the rest of the country.)

Synonymes : remote, secluded, cut off

Contraires : connected

Expressions courantes : isolated village, feel isolated, isolated from someone

isolé

Qui se sent seul parce que son entourage ne partage pas ses idées ou ses expériences.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : isolated among someone (She felt isolated among colleagues who did not understand her beliefs.)

Synonymes : alone, alienated

Expressions courantes : feel isolated, socially isolated, isolated among colleagues

isolé, ponctuel

Qui se produit une seule fois ou séparément, sans faire partie d’un problème récurrent ou d’un ensemble régulier.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : one-off, single

Contraires : repeated, recurring

Expressions courantes : isolated incident, isolated case, isolated example

isoler

Garder quelqu’un ou quelque chose séparé des autres pour empêcher tout contact ou toute influence entre eux.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : isolate someone/something from someone/something (The walls isolate the room from outside noise.)

Synonymes : separate, cut off, segregate

Contraires : connect, integrate

Expressions courantes : isolate someone, isolate a patient, isolate something from