French Conversation · Level 146
30 words
French word
immiscer
Pronunciation
IPA/imise/
Meaning
- verbmeddle
Example
Il aime s'immiscer dans les conversations.
He likes to meddle in conversations.
More examples
La mère a tendance à s'immiscer dans les choix de ses enfants.
The mother tends to meddle in her children's choices.
Core concept
An uninvited hand reaching into someone else's discussion and moving it off course.
Common phrases
s'immiscer dans la vie privée de quelqu'un
meddle in someone's private life
s'immiscer dans une dispute
meddle in an argument
Similar words
se mêler de: Get involved in others' affairs and give unsolicited opinions.
mettre son nez dans: Pry into other people's affairs without good reason.
mettre son grain de sel: Add an unnecessary personal opinion to someone else's discussion.
s'ingérer: Interfere in others' affairs in an attempt to influence them.
Definition in French
S'immiscer: entrer dans les affaires, les discussions ou la vie d'autrui sans y être invité, en donnant son avis ou en intervenant.
Word origin
The verb developed from Latin immiscere, meaning 'to mix in', with in- meaning 'into' and miscere meaning 'to mix'.
Usage tips
- S'immiscer often sounds formal and disapproving, while se mêler de is more common in everyday speech.
Other meanings
- interfereverb
- intrudeverb
Opposites
- s'abstenirabstainverb
- s'effacerwithdrawverb