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quarantine in Dutch

quarantine in Dutch is quarantaine, quarantainehaven, quarantaineperiode — quarantine means a period of enforced isolation imposed on people, animals, or goods to stop a disease from spreading.

quarantine in Dutch

quarantaine
noun
quarantainehaven
noun
quarantaine
noun
A period, instance, or state of isolation from the general public or from native livestock and flora enacted to prevent the spread of any contagious disease.
quarantaineperiode
noun
A period, instance, or state of isolation from the general public or from native livestock and flora enacted to prevent the spread of any contagious disease.
quarantaine
noun
(figurative) A similar period, instance, or state of rigidly enforced or self-enforced detention or isolation.
afzondering
noun
(figurative) A similar period, instance, or state of rigidly enforced or self-enforced detention or isolation.
afzonderen
verb
(transitive) To place into isolation to prevent the spread of any contagious disease.
in quarantaine plaatsen
verb
(transitive) To place into isolation to prevent the spread of any contagious disease.
isoleren
verb
(transitive) To place into isolation to prevent the spread of any contagious disease.
in quarantaine zetten
verb
(intransitive) To enter or stay in quarantine, particularly to self-quarantine to avoid an epidemic disease.

What does "quarantine" mean?

  1. noun A period of enforced isolation imposed on people, animals, or goods to stop a disease from spreading.
    "Travelers arriving from the outbreak zone were placed in quarantine for two weeks."
  2. verb To isolate someone or something to prevent the spread of disease or contamination.
    "Health officials quarantined the entire ship."

quarantine in a sentence

  • Travelers arriving from the outbreak zone were placed in quarantine for two weeks.
  • The farm was put under quarantine after an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
  • Health officials quarantined the entire ship.
  • The antivirus software automatically quarantines suspicious files.

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Frequently asked questions

What is "quarantine" in Dutch?

"quarantine" in Dutch is quarantaine, quarantainehaven, quarantaineperiode. quarantine means: A period of enforced isolation imposed on people, animals, or goods to stop a disease from spreading.

How do you use "quarantine" in a sentence?

Example: "Travelers arriving from the outbreak zone were placed in quarantine for two weeks." In Dutch, "quarantine" is quarantaine, quarantainehaven, quarantaineperiode.

Are there other ways to say "quarantine" in Dutch?

Yes — Dutch has 8 translations listed for "quarantine": quarantaine, quarantainehaven, quarantaineperiode, afzondering, afzonderen, in quarantaine plaatsen.

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