en interrupt 1 break
ajutiseks pooleli jääma või seiskuma (seoses vahe, pausi vms tekkimisega)
en interrupt 2
when a character cuts off another character's dialogue. This is either shown with an ellipsis (...) or an em dash (—). (Griffiths, 2015)

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interrupt

verb

EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 14.03.2026

Meanings

1

ajutiseks pooleli jääma või seiskuma (seoses vahe, pausi vms tekkimisega)

Synonyms

break

Similar meaning

remain unfinished ,
crack

Translations

katkema

s'interrompre

2

ajutiseks pooleli jätma, milleski vahet tegema või tekitama

Similar meaning

Translations

katkestama

interrompre

3

vestlusse, väitlusse vm tegevusse takistavalt, korrale kutsuvalt, nõu andes sekkuma

Synonyms

butt in informal ,
cut in informal

Similar meaning

Translations

vahele segama

couper la parole

in the EU's IATE term base

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