quarantine

a period when someone who might have an infectious disease is kept separate from other people to prevent the spread of the disease

aislamiento, cuarentena

Collocations quarantine period · go into quarantine

• The patient was put in quarantine.

  Se puso al paciente en cuarentena.

the state of being restricted to your home or a specific area because you might have an infectious disease

aislamiento, cuarentena

Collocations quarantine rules · break quarantine

• People in quarantine must stay at home.

  Las personas en cuarentena deben quedarse en casa.

a legal requirement to keep someone or something separate from other people or things, especially as a safety measure

aislamiento, cuarentena

Collocations quarantine regulations · quarantine facilities

• The government imposed a quarantine on imported animals.

  El gobierno impuso una cuarentena en los animales importados.

to put someone or something in quarantine

poner en cuarentena, aislar

• quarantine somebody/something

• The government has quarantined all imported animals.

  El gobierno ha puesto en cuarentena todos los animales importados.

to restrict someone's movement as a safety measure, especially because they might have an infectious disease

restringir el movimiento de alguien

• quarantine somebody

• The authorities quarantined the area.

  Las autoridades restringieron el movimiento en la zona.