distanziamento

/di.stan.t͡sja.ˈmen.to/

social distancing

Il distanziamento è importante per prevenire la diffusione del virus.

Social distancing is important to prevent the spread of the virus.

formal

The practice of maintaining physical distance from others to reduce the spread of infectious diseases, especially during pandemics.

Le autorità hanno imposto il distanziamento di almeno un metro tra le persone.

Authorities imposed social distancing of at least one meter between people.

Commonly used in public health guidelines and pandemic-related contexts.

Collocations

to keep one's distance

This term is often used in formal settings like government announcements or health advisories.

Use 'distanziamento' to refer to the practice of keeping physical distance, not emotional or social distance.

Derived from the verb 'distanziare' (to distance) + '-mento' (a noun-forming suffix), meaning 'the act of distancing'.

Primarily used in the context of public health measures, especially during outbreaks or pandemics.

distanzi-

distance

root

-amento

the act of

suffix

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