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in the PONS Dictionary

iso·late [ˈaɪsəleɪt] VB trans

1. isolate (set apart):

to isolate sb/sth [from sb/sth]
jdn/etw [von jdm/etw] trennen [o. isolieren]
it is impossible to isolate political responsibility from moral responsibility
politische Verantwortung lässt sich nicht von moralischer Verantwortung trennen
to isolate oneself [from sb/sth]
sich acc [von jdm/etw] absondern [o. inf abkapseln] [o. CH a. separieren]

2. isolate CHEM, ELEC (separate):

to isolate sth from the electric circuit
etw vom Stromkreis trennen
to isolate a substance
eine Substanz isolieren

3. isolate (identify):

to isolate a problem
ein Problem gesondert betrachten
OpenDict entry

isolate VB

now we can further isolate the cause of the error
jetzt können wir die Fehlerursache noch weiter eingrenzen

self-ˈiso·late VB intr MED

self-isolate (when ill)
sich acc in häusliche Quarantäne begeben
self-isolate (voluntarily)
sich acc in freilwillige Quarantäne begeben
to be self-isolating
sich acc in häuslicher/freilwilliger Quarantäne befinden
Present
Iisolate
youisolate
he/she/itisolates
weisolate
youisolate
theyisolate
Past
Iisolated
youisolated
he/she/itisolated
weisolated
youisolated
theyisolated
Present Perfect
Ihaveisolated
youhaveisolated
he/she/ithasisolated
wehaveisolated
youhaveisolated
theyhaveisolated
Past Perfect
Ihadisolated
youhadisolated
he/she/ithadisolated
wehadisolated
youhadisolated
theyhadisolated
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