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cordon sanitaire

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07:55 Feb 14, 2021
English to Catalan translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc., Journalism
English term or phrase: cordon sanitaire
Definition from Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
(n.) A protective barrier (as of buffer states) against a potentially aggressive nation or a dangerous influence (such as a pandemic). Borrowed from French, it is also referred to as "sanitary cordon" in certain areas.

Example sentence(s):
  • But while the waters of the lagoon were a corridor for the passage of an epidemic, they were also a natural cordon sanitaire that facilitated an efficient quarantine system as a bulwark against the disease for the rest of Italy. TIME
  • In addition to a cordon sanitaire, which halted travel into or out of the affected areas, the lockdown prohibited the sixteen million people living inside the so-called zone rosse from any movement that was not required for work, health, or other “necessary” reasons. The New Yorker
  • The first thing is the strong-arm methods introduced by the Chinese on January 23rd, when they introduced cordon sanitaire, which is a wholesale quarantine by cordoning off with soldiers and policemen whole geographical areas and communities. The New Yorker
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4 +1cordó sanitari
Elisabet Carreras


  

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cordó sanitari


Definition from Optimot (termcat):
Defensa que s'oposa a una epidèmia per mitjà de llocs de vigilància que impedeixen la sortida de persones o productes del lloc infectat.

Example sentence(s):
  • Alemanya, Espanya i el cordó sanitari a la ultradreta - Ara.cat  
  • Alemanya trenca per primera vegada el cordó sanitari a l’extrema dreta - vilaweb  

Explanation:
El diccionari de l’IEC (Institut d'Estudis Catalans) defineix l’expressió ‘cordó sanitari’ com la «defensa que s’oposa a una epidèmia mitjançant mesures administratives i materials que n’impedeixen la propagació». En política, es refereix als acords entre partits per aïllar i impedir l’accés al poder de forces considerades extremistes o antidemocràtiques.
Elisabet Carreras
Spain
Local time: 09:02
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish

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