French word

interrompre

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛ̃tɛʁɔ̃pʁ/

Meaning

  • verbinterrupt

Example

Ne m'interromps pas quand je parle.

Don't interrupt me when I'm speaking.

Illustration for interrompre (interrupt)

More examples

Il a interrompu la réunion pour une annonce urgente.

He interrupted the meeting for an urgent announcement.

Core concept

A hand briefly placed across a moving conversation or process stops its flow before it can continue.

Common phrases

  • interrompre quelqu'un

    interrupt someone

  • interrompre une réunion

    interrupt a meeting

  • interrompre une conversation

    interrupt a conversation

Similar words

couper la parole: To cut someone off while they are speaking.
déranger: To disrupt someone's attention or concentration.
gêner: To cause someone discomfort or annoyance.

Definition in French

Arrêter temporairement le déroulement d'une action ou d'un discours, en particulier en coupant la parole à quelqu'un.

Word origin

French interrompre comes from Latin interrumpere, formed from inter 'between' and rumpere 'to break', with the sense of breaking into an ongoing course.

Usage tips

  • Interrompre takes a direct object, so 'to interrupt someone' is interrompre quelqu'un, as in Ne m'interromps pas.

Other meanings

  • stopverb
  • cut offverb

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