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quarantine

what it means

The number is inside the word. Venice, in the plague years, made an arriving ship wait quaranta giorni — forty days — before anyone could come ashore. The drawing is that wait: the dock is right there, the ship is at anchor, and the sailor's beard has had time to reach the water. That is what separates quarantine from being treated. You are not cured, you are held, and time does the work. So the word fits anything that has to sit apart until it is proved safe: a new dog, an imported plant, a file your computer will not open yet. Forty days is long gone. The waiting is the part that stayed.

El número está dentro de la palabra. En Venecia, durante la peste, un barco recién llegado esperaba quaranta giorni — cuarenta días — antes de que nadie bajara. El dibujo es esa espera: el muelle está ahí al lado y la barba del marinero ya toca el agua. No te curan: te retienen, y el trabajo lo hace el tiempo.

O número está dentro da palavra. Em Veneza, nos anos de peste, um navio recém-chegado esperava quaranta giorni — quarenta dias — antes que alguém descesse. O desenho é essa espera: o cais está ali ao lado e a barba do marinheiro já toca a água. Ninguém é tratado: é retido, e quem trabalha é o tempo.

Le nombre est dans le mot. À Venise, pendant la peste, un navire qui arrivait attendait quaranta giorni — quarante jours — avant que quiconque descende. Le dessin, c'est cette attente : le quai est juste là, et la barbe du marin touche déjà l'eau. On ne vous soigne pas, on vous retient : c'est le temps qui travaille.

Angkanya ada di dalam katanya. Di Venesia, pada masa wabah, kapal yang baru tiba menunggu quaranta giorni — empat puluh hari — sebelum siapa pun boleh turun. Gambarnya adalah penantian itu: dermaga sudah di sebelah, janggut si pelaut menyentuh air. Bukan diobati, melainkan ditahan; waktulah yang bekerja.

Sayı kelimenin içinde. Veba yıllarında Venedik, gelen gemiyi quaranta giorni — kırk gün — bekletirdi. Çizim o bekleyiş: iskele hemen yanı başında, denizcinin sakalı çoktan suya değmiş. Tedavi edilmezsiniz, tutulursunuz; işi zaman yapar.

数字が語の中に入っています。ペストの時代のヴェネツィアでは、着いた船は quaranta giorni——四十日——待たされ、誰も上陸できませんでした。絵はその待ち時間です。桟橋はすぐそこ、船乗りの髭はもう水面に届いている。治療されるのではなく、留め置かれる。仕事をするのは時間のほうです。

  1. 01

    noun

    a stretch of time kept apart in case of disease

    The ship sat in quarantine for a month.

  2. 02

    verb

    to hold a person, animal or thing apart for that reason

    They quarantined the two horses that arrived sick.

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