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Quarantine
01
quarantaine
a place or period of separation in which someone or something that is suspicious of carrying a dangerous disease is kept away so that others can be safe
02
quarantaine, isolement
enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
to quarantine
01
mettre en quarantaine, placer en quarantaine
to isolate a person or animal for a specific period due to illness, suspicion of illness, or to prevent the potential spread of a disease
Transitive: to quarantine a sick person or animal
Exemples
To protect the livestock from disease, farmers may quarantine new animals before introducing them to the herd.
Pour protéger le bétail contre les maladies, les agriculteurs peuvent mettre en quarantaine les nouveaux animaux avant de les introduire dans le troupeau.
The veterinary clinic has a separate facility to quarantine sick animals and prevent the spread of infections.
La clinique vétérinaire dispose d'une installation séparée pour mettre en quarantaine les animaux malades et empêcher la propagation des infections.
1.1
mettre en quarantaine, se mettre en quarantaine
to go into isolation for some time because one is ill, or might be, to prevent the spread of the disease
Intransitive
Exemples
Upon returning from their international trip, they were required to quarantine for two weeks as a precaution.
À leur retour de leur voyage international, ils ont été obligés de se mettre en quarantaine pendant deux semaines par précaution.
The workers returning from overseas assignments were instructed to quarantine before resuming their duties.
Les travailleurs revenant de missions à l'étranger ont été invités à se mettre en quarantaine avant de reprendre leurs fonctions.
