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isolar

to isolate, to insulate

i z u l a ɾ
isol to isolate + ar Future subjunctive: I/he/she
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, future tense Rare #41,754
to isolate Can refer to isolating yourself or someone else from others.
PO: Às vezes, ele prefere se isolar em casa.
EN: Sometimes, he prefers to isolate himself at home.
to insulate Used for protecting an electrical wire or other object with insulating material.
PO: Precisamos isolar este fio antes de ligar a tomada.
EN: We need to insulate this wire before plugging in the outlet.
Conjugation of isolar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third isolou —
isolar
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First isolar —
Third isolar —

Você vai acabar tomando um choque se não isolar este fio.

You’ll end up getting shocked if you don’t insulate this wire.

Se você se isolar de mim vai se isolar de todo o mundo.

If you isolate yourself from me, you will isolate yourself from the whole world.

— Não Conte a Ninguém (2006)

Temos que isolar este rapaz.

We have to isolate this boy.

— Carandiru (2003)

Largou a carreira acadêmica pra se isolar naquele bar.

He gave up his academic career to shut himself away in that bar.

— Paraíso Perdido (2018)