Spanish Conversation · Level 134
45 words
Spanish word
entrometer
Pronunciation
IPA/entɾomeˈteɾ/
Meaning
- verbinterfere
Example
No te entrometas en mis asuntos.
Don't interfere in my affairs.
More examples
Ella se entromete en las conversaciones sin darse cuenta.
She meddles in conversations without realizing it.
Core concept
A hand reaching into another person's conversation or private matters.
Common phrases
entrometerse en la vida de alguien
meddle in someone's life
entrometerse en los asuntos ajenos
meddle in other people's affairs
No te entrometas en
don't meddle in ...
Similar words
meterse: Butts into conversations or situations bluntly, interrupting others.
intervenir: Steps into a discussion or situation to try to resolve a problem.
interferir: Obstructs or disrupts actions, events, or plans.
inmiscuirse: Inserts oneself into personal matters inappropriately.
Definition in Spanish
Indica tomar parte en asuntos ajenos sin invitación, normalmente con matiz negativo.
Word origin
Built from entre "between" and meter "to put", literally "to put between", hence to place oneself into others' matters rather than staying out of them.
Usage tips
- Stronger than intervenir or involucrarse, entrometer/entrometerse implies prying or meddling rather than neutral intervention, and entrometido names a nosy person.
Other meanings
- meddleverb
- intrudeverb
Opposites
- respetarrespectverb
- abstenerseabstainverb
Related words
- entrometidomeddlesomeadjective
- entrometimientomeddlingnoun