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Italian

isolato

/i.zoˈla.to/adjectiveB1
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Meaning

isolated, secluded, cut off

  • remote, lonely
  • insulated

In a sentence

Vivono in un paese isolato tra le montagne.

They live in an isolated village in the mountains.

Dopo il trasloco, mi sono sentito molto isolato.

After the move, I felt very isolated.

Questo cavo è isolato bene, puoi usarlo.

This cable is well insulated, you can use it.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
isolatomasculine · singular
isolatafeminine · singular
isolatimasculine · plural
isolatefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Use isolato for places, people, or cases; remoto is more geographic/technical, appartato suggests deliberately tucked away.
  • For electrical or thermal contexts, isolato often means insulated; don't confuse it with solo, which means alone, not cut off.
  • As an adjective, it agrees in gender and number: isolato, isolata, isolati, isolate.

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