English

Etymology
From L. quadraginta, forty, from the Venetian custom of keeping ships from plague-ridden countries waiting for 40 days off port

Noun
en-noun

1. An attempt at preventing the spread of a disease by isolating those believed to be infected.
2. An official detention of a ship at port due to suspicion that it may be carrying a contagious disease aboard.
3. A certain place for isolating persons suspected of suffering from a contagious disease.
4. A certain period of time during which a person is isolated to determine whether they've been infected with a contagious disease.
5. A record system kept by port health authorities in order to monitor and prevent the spread of contagious diseases.
6. A place where email messages or computer files which are suspected of harboring a virus are stored.

Translations
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ttbc|Catalan: quarantena f
ttbc|Mandarin: zh-ts|檢�|�� (ji�nyì)
ttbc|Czech: karanténa f (1,3,4)
ttbc|Dutch: quarantaine f, afzondering f
ttbc|Esperanto: kvaranteno
ttbc|French: quarantaine f
ttbc|German: Quarantäne f
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ttbc|Indonesian: karantina
ttbc|Interlingua: quarantena
ttbc|Italian: quarantena#Italian|quarantena f (all senses)
ttbc|Portuguese: quarentena f
ttbc|Spanish: cuarentena f
ttbc|Swedish: karantän c (3,4,6)
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Verb
en-verb|quarantin|ing

1. To put into quarantine.

Translations
trans-top|put in quarantine
Dutch: in quarantaine plaatsen, in quarantaine zetten
French: mettre en quarantaine
German: unter Quarantäne stellen
Interlingua: quarantenar
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Italian: mettere in quarantena
Portuguese: quarentenar
Spanish: cuarentenar
Swedish: sätta i karantän
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Italian

Noun
quarantine f

1. plural of|quarantina|lang=Italian

fa:quarantine
hy:quarantine
io:quarantine
id:quarantine
ru:quarantine
fi:quarantine
ta:quarantine
te:quarantine
vi:quarantine
tr:quarantine
zh:quarantine

• 2007-12-21 17:05 - Connel MacKenzie - {top/mid/bot}->trans, [[User:Connel MacKenzie/Format|fmt]], ttbc

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