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quarantaine
/ka.ʁɑ̃.tɛn/
What does "quarantaine" mean in English?
quarantineLe malade reste en quarantaine pendant dix jours.
The patient stays in quarantine for ten days.
How to use "quarantaine" correctly: definitions and examples in English?
general
isolation to prevent the spread of disease
Les voyageurs sont placés en quarantaine.
Travelers are placed in quarantine.
general
the age of about forty, avoir la quarantaine
Il a la quarantaine depuis janvier.
He turned forty in January.
Word Origin
From quarante plus suffix aine, originally forty days of isolation.
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