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isolamento

isolation

noun ee-zoh-lah-MEN-toh Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Also means

insulation

Usage Note

Isolamento covers both social isolation (isolamento sociale) and physical insulation (isolamento termico, thermal insulation). Context distinguishes the two senses. In the COVID era, isolamento was the standard term for quarantine/isolation. The verb is isolare.

Examples

"L'isolamento termico riduce i costi energetici."

Natural Translation

Thermal insulation reduces energy costs.

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