interrupt

• Nom désignant l'action d'interrompre la continuité ou le déroulement d'un processus, d'une conversation ou d'une activité, souvent par une intervention ou en provoquant une pause.

A noun referring to an act of breaking the continuity or flow of an action, conversation, or process, often by interjecting or causing a pause.

1. Signal to stopB2formal

   A signal or event that causes a process or activity to stop temporarily.

   Interruption (signal)

   • The system received an interrupt from the keyboard.
   • The processor handles hardware interrupts efficiently.
   • An interrupt occurred while the program was running.

   Synonymesbreakinterruptionpause

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'arrêter la parole de quelqu'un ou la continuation d'une activité, souvent en intervenant ou en créant une pause.

A verb used to indicate the act of stopping someone from speaking or an activity from continuing, often by breaking in or causing a pause.

1. Stop someone speakingA2formal

   To break the continuity of a conversation or speech by speaking while someone else is talking.

   interrompre quelqu'un

   • Please don't interrupt me while I'm explaining.
   • She interrupted the speaker to ask a question.
   • He was interrupted by a phone call during the meeting.

   Synonymesbarge inbreak inbutt inchime incut incut offdisturbinterject

2. Stop an activity or processB1formal

   To cause an activity or process to stop temporarily.

   interrompre

   • The construction work interrupted the traffic flow.
   • A power outage interrupted the broadcast.
   • The alarm interrupted his sleep.

   Synonymesbreakdelayhaltintermitpausepostponesuspend

   Antonymescontinuepersistproceedresume

3. Break a continuous line or surfaceB2formal

   To break the continuity of a physical line, surface, or pattern.

   Interrompre une continuité physique

   • A row of trees interrupts the flat landscape.
   • The river interrupts the road at several points.
   • Tall buildings interrupt the skyline.

   Synonymesbreachbreakcutrupture

   Antonymesconnectcontinuejoin