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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesepisodio isolato
Pronunciation / Transliteration: e.piˈzɔ.djo i.zoˈla.to
"Le autorità hanno definito il guasto un episodio isolato."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An occurrence that happens only once and is not connected to other similar events or a larger trend.
"The airline assured passengers that the computer glitch was an isolated incident and will not happen again." - 2
A singular, exceptional case of a problem or misbehavior that does not reflect systemic issues.
"Management treated the employee dispute as an isolated incident rather than a sign of workplace toxicity."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'isolated', derived from the Italian 'isolato' (made into an island, from Latin 'insula'), with 'incident', originating from Latin 'incidere' (to fall upon, happen). Together, the phrase gained prominence in 20th-century journalistic and bureaucratic discourse to characterize events that occur separately from any broader pattern.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Isolated incident" is said worldwide
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incident isolé
Transliteration: ɛ̃.si.dɑ̃ i.zɔ.le
"La compagnie a assuré qu'il s'agissait d'un incident isolé."
Einzelfall
Transliteration: ˈaɪ̯nt͡səlˌfal
"Die Polizei betonte, dass dies ein Einzelfall war."
episodio isolato
Transliteration: e.piˈzɔ.djo i.zoˈla.to
"Le autorità hanno definito il guasto un episodio isolato."
incidente aislado
Transliteration: in.siˈðen.te ajˈsla.ðo
"El director aclaró que fue un incidente aislado."
incidente isolado
Transliteration: ĩ.siˈdẽ.tʃi i.zuˈla.du
"O banco garantiu que a falha foi um incidente isolado."
इकलौती घटना
Transliteration: ikaloti ghatna
"अधिकारियों ने इसे एक इकलौती घटना बताया।"
孤立事件
Transliteration: gūlì shìjiàn
"警方表示这只是一起孤立事件。"
우발적 사건
Transliteration: ubaljeok sageon
"회사는 이번 오류가 단발성 사고였다고 해명했습니다."
孤立した事件
Transliteration: koritsu shita jiken
"当局はそのトラブルを孤立した事件であると発表した。"
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