What does isolant in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word isolant in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use isolant in French.

The word isolant in French means insulation, lagging, insulating, lagging, weather-proofing, soundproofed, insulate, insulate, isolate, soundproof, isolate, separate, isolate, keep yourself to yourself, thermal insulator, heat insulator. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word isolant

insulation, lagging

nom masculin (matériau conservant la température)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut choisir les isolants dont nous aurons besoin.
We need to pick out the insulation we need.

insulating, lagging, weather-proofing

adjectif (qui conserve la température)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La laine de verre est isolante.
Fibreglass is insulating.

soundproofed

adjectif (qui protège du bruit) (door, wall, window, etc.)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Avec ces vitres isolantes, nous n'entendons plus le carrefour.
With these soundproofed windows, we can't hear the traffic at the junction anymore.

insulate

verbe transitif (protéger des températures extérieures)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Mes parents ont isolé leur grenier.
My parents have insulated the loft.

insulate, isolate

verbe transitif (protéger du courant électrique) (electrical)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'électricien isola les câbles dans une gaine.
The electrician insulated the cables with sheathing..

soundproof

verbe transitif (protéger du bruit)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ce revêtement isolent les riverains du bruit.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Her neighbours are noisy, so she has soundproofed the party wall.

isolate, separate

verbe transitif (mettre à l'écart)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La mise en quarantaine a pour but d'isoler quelqu'un pendant 40 jours.
The aim of quarantine is to isolate somebody for forty days.

isolate

verbe transitif (abstraire) (word, comment)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le journaliste a isolé cette phrase de son contexte.
He isolated this sentence from it's context.

keep yourself to yourself

verbe pronominal (se mettre à l'écart)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
C'est un taciturne, il s'isole souvent dans les soirées.
He's a taciturn person. He often keeps himself to himself at parties.

thermal insulator, heat insulator

nom masculin (matériau conservant la température)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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