interrupt
gb/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/ us/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/
B1
Inglese
~ 900
félbeszakít, megszakít, megzavar, megszakítás
VERBO
B1
1
félbeszakít
B1
Schema d'uso:
to interrupt [someone/something]
Please don’t interrupt me while I’m explaining.
Kérlek, ne szakíts félbe, amíg magyarázok.
She interrupted the teacher to ask a question.
Félbeszakította a tanárt, hogy feltegyen egy kérdést.
The phone rang, interrupting our discussion.
He rudely interrupted her in mid-sentence.
Esempi per chi studia
Do not interrupt your friend when he is talking.
Ne szakítsd félbe a barátodat, amikor beszél.
I will interrupt you if I have a question.
Félbeszakítalak, ha kérdésem lesz.
The loud noise interrupted my work.
He interrupted me with a joke.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'interrupt' with 'disturb'. 'Interrupt' means to break the flow of an activity, especially speaking, while 'disturb' can mean to bother or cause discomfort without necessarily stopping an action.
Significato
Stop someone in middle of talking/doing
Collocazioni
interrupt a conversation
|interrupt a meeting
|interrupt someone’s speech
|politely interrupt
Sinonimi
interject (More formal; usually refers specifically to speaking briefly during another's speech.)
|
cut in (Informal; often used for interrupting in conversation.)
Contrari
continue (Means to keep going without stopping.)
Temi
communication
|daily life
|relationships
Definizione
To stop someone while they are talking or doing something.
To cause someone to stop speaking or doing something for a short time by saying or doing something yourself.
VERBO
B1
2
Schema d'uso:
to interrupt [an activity/process/event]
Heavy rain interrupted the football match.
A heves eső megszakította a futballmérkőzést.
The power outage interrupted the movie.
Az áramszünet megszakította a filmvetítést.
Work was interrupted by a fire drill.
Esempi per chi studia
The rain interrupted the game.
Az eső megszakította a játékot.
The noise interrupted my sleep.
A zaj megzavarta az alvásomat.
The meeting was interrupted by a phone call.
Significato
Temporarily stop an activity/process
Collocazioni
interrupt service
|interrupt power supply
|interrupt production
Sinonimi
suspend (Often more formal; implies stopping for a set period.)
|
halt (Stronger and more abrupt stop.)
Contrari
resume (Means to start again after a pause.)
Temi
daily life
|work
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
To make something stop for a short time.
To cause an activity, process, or event to stop for a short period before continuing.
SOSTANTIVO
C1
TECHNICAL
3
megszakítás
C1
The keyboard generates an interrupt when a key is pressed.
A billentyűzet megszakítást generál, amikor lenyomnak egy billentyűt.
A hardware interrupt was triggered by the network card.
A hálózati kártya hardveres megszakítást váltott ki.
The program waits for an interrupt before continuing.
Esempi per chi studia
The computer stops when it gets an interrupt.
A számítógép megszakítja az aktuális műveletet, amikor megszakítást kap.
A mouse click can make an interrupt.
Egy egérkattintás is kiválthat megszakítást.
An interrupt tells the computer to do another job.
Significato
Computer signal stopping process
Collocazioni
hardware interrupt
|software interrupt
|interrupt handler
Sinonimi
signal (General term; in this context refers to communication to the processor.)
Temi
technology
|computing
Definizione
In computers, a signal that stops what the computer is doing so it can do something else.
In computing, a signal sent to the processor that temporarily stops the current process so another task can be performed.
Grammatica
Forma base
interrupt
IPA
GB/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/
US/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/
Sillabe e accento
in - ter - rupt (3 sillabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ter)
Forme flesse
Verb
- Base: interrupt
- 3rd Person Singular: interrupts
- Present Participle: interrupting
- Past: interrupted
Famiglia di parole
Forms
interrupts
verb
interrupting
verb
interrupted
verb
Core family
interruption
noun B2
Related words
interrupter
noun
Negative and opposite forms
uninterrupted
adjective
Advanced or less common
interruptible
adjective
Espressioni
interrupt someone’s train of thought
1/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt sˈʌmwˌʌnz tɹˈeɪn əv θˈɔt/
fixed phrase
Cause someone to lose their thinking flow
To make someone forget what they were thinking about by stopping them.
Esempi
- The loud noise interrupted my train of thought.
- Don’t interrupt her train of thought while she’s writing.
sorry to interrupt
1/sˈɑɹi tə ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/
fixed phrase
Polite way to stop someone speaking
A polite way to say you want to stop someone so you can speak.
Esempi
- Sorry to interrupt, but could I ask a quick question?
- Sorry to interrupt, but your phone is ringing.