butt in

• Verbe à particule signifiant s'immiscer dans une conversation ou une situation sans y être invité, souvent de manière brusque ou indiscrète.

A phrasal verb used to indicate interrupting a conversation or interfering in a situation without being invited.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. informal

   To interrupt a conversation or discussion without being invited.

   s'immiscer dans une conversation

   • He always butts in when I'm talking to someone.
   • Sorry to butt in, but I have some important news.
   • She butted in on their private conversation.

   Synonymesbarge inbreak inchime incut ininterjectinterruptintrude

   Antonymeslisten

2. Interfere in a situationinformal

   To become involved in a situation where you are not wanted or needed.

   s'immiscer

   • I wish you wouldn't butt in on our family matters.
   • He's always butting in where he's not needed.
   • She butted in and tried to give advice.

   Synonymesbarge incut ininterfereinterposeinterruptintrudemeddlepry

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