What does interrumpir in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word interrumpir in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use interrumpir in Spanish.

The word interrumpir in Spanish means interrupt, stop, interrupt, be cut off, be shut off, hold up, interrupt, almost without interrupting. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word interrumpir

interrupt, stop

verbo transitivo (cesar, pausar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El orador interrumpió su discurso cuando vio que uno de los presentes se acercaba a la plataforma.
The speaker interrupted his speech when he saw one of the attendees approaching the platform.

interrupt

verbo transitivo (impedir continuar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El accidente interrumpió el baile.
The accident interrupted the dance.

be cut off, be shut off

verbo pronominal (sufrir intermitencias)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Las transmisiones se interrumpieron durante quince minutos por fallas técnicas.
The transmissions were cut off for fifteen minutes due to technical difficulties.

hold up

verbo transitivo (obstruir por un tiempo)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Un derrumbe interrumpió el paso por la carretera vieja y varias decenas de conductores tuvieron que esperar al menos seis horas para poder volver a circular normalmente.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Traffic was held up due to a three car pile up 5 miles up the road.

interrupt

verbo transitivo (un proceso, una operación)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Se ha interrumpido la instalación porque ha habido un fallo en el kernel.
The installation was interrupted because there was a kernel error.

almost without interrupting

locución adverbial (casi sin interrumpir)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
María llegó tarde a la reunión y entró sin apenas interrumpir.
Maria arrived late to the meeting and entered without hardly interrupting.

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