obtrude in French
obtrude in French is empiéter, transparaître — obtrude means to push or force something on someone, or into a place, without being asked.
obtrude in French
empiéter
(intransitive) To become apparent in an unwelcome way, to be forcibly imposed; to jut in, to intrude (on or into). [from 16th c.]
transparaître
(intransitive) To become apparent in an unwelcome way, to be forcibly imposed; to jut in, to intrude (on or into). [from 16th c.]
What does "obtrude" mean?
- verb To push or force something on someone, or into a place, without being asked.
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verb To appear or force its way in where it is not wanted.
"In such a very chronological book, though, small anachronisms do obtrude."
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verb To push yourself into a conversation or situation uninvited.
"As 1968 began to ebb into 1969, however, and as “anticlimax” began to become a real word in my lexicon, another term began to obtrude itself."
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obtrude in a sentence
- In such a very chronological book, though, small anachronisms do obtrude.
- As 1968 began to ebb into 1969, however, and as “anticlimax” began to become a real word in my lexicon, another term began to obtrude itself.
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What is "obtrude" in French?
"obtrude" in French is empiéter, transparaître. obtrude means: To push or force something on someone, or into a place, without being asked.
Are there other ways to say "obtrude" in French?
Yes — French has 2 translations listed for "obtrude": empiéter, transparaître.
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