interruption

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpʃən/, X-SAMPA: /%Int@"r\VpS@n/

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Noun

interruption (plural interruptions)

1. the act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted
2. a time interval during which there is a cessation of something

Translations

the act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted

• Arabic: مقاطعة (ar) (muqaaTa3a) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 中斷 (cmn), 中断 (cmn) (zhōngduàn)

• Dutch: onderbreking (nl) f
• Esperanto: interrompo (eo)
• Finnish: keskeytys (fi)
• French: interruption (fr) f
• German: Unterbrechung (de) f

• Japanese: 中断 (ja) (ちゅうだん, chūdan), 邪魔 (ja) (じゃま, jama)
• Romanian: întrerupere (ro) f
• Russian: прерывание (ru) (preryvánije) n, помеха (ru) (poméxa) f
• Scottish Gaelic: casg (gd) m
• Spanish: interrupción (es) f
• Telugu: అంతరాయం (amtaraayam)
• Volapük: rop (vo)

a time interval during which there is a cessation of something

• Dutch: onderbreking (nl) f
• French: interruption (fr) f
• German: Unterbrechung (de) f
• Japanese: 中断 (ja) (ちゅうだん, chūdan)

• Romanian: întrerupere (ro) f
• Russian: перерыв (ru) (pererýv) m
• Telugu: అంతరాయం (amtaraayam)

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Translations to be checked

• Volapük: rop

See also

• dead air