interrompere — meaning in English

English meaning

• abort verb To stop an action, plan, or process before it is finished, usually because of a problem.
• break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
• cease verb To stop happening or existing; to come to an end.
• discontinue verb To stop making, selling, or continuing something.
• disrupt verb To throw a process, system, or situation into confusion by interrupting its normal flow.
• interrupt verb To break in on someone who is speaking or on an ongoing action.
• withdraw verb To take money out of a bank account.

Senses

interrompere is used for these senses in English:

• abort (transitive, intransitive) To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term. [Attested since at least the 19th century.]
• abort (transitive, computing) To terminate a process prior to completion.
• break (transitive, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
• break (intransitive) To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily; to go on break.
• break (transitive) To change a steady state abruptly.
• break (transitive) To end (a connection); to disconnect.
• break up (intransitive, telecommunications) Of a conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection; of a signal, to deteriorate.
• bring up To stop or interrupt a flow or steady motion.

abort — full definition

1. verb To stop an action, plan, or process before it is finished, usually because of a problem.
2. verb (medical) To end a pregnancy before the fetus can survive outside the womb.

break — full definition

1. verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
2. verb To stop working properly; to malfunction.
3. verb To fail to keep (a promise, rule, or law).
4. verb To interrupt or bring an end to something continuous.
5. noun A short pause or rest from an activity.

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