interrupting

ˌɪntəˈrʌptɪŋ
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Translation of interrupting into German

Adjective

1.

interjecting

stopping someone from speaking
  • His interrupting comments were not appreciated during the meeting.Seine unterbrechenden Kommentare wurden während des Treffens nicht geschätzt.
2.

disruptive

causing a break in continuity
  • The interrupting noise made it hard to concentrate.Das unterbrechende Geräusch machte es schwer, sich zu konzentrieren.
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Synonyms and analogies of interrupting in English

Examples of interrupting in a sentence

  • The interrupting noise made it hard to concentrate.
  • The interrupting alarm startled everyone.
  • An interrupting phone call disrupted the meeting.
interrupt
ˌɪn.təˈrʌpt
Verb
tr.
1.

conversation

stop someone from speaking by speaking
unterbrechen stören ins Wort fallen
  • She interrupted him during the meeting.Sie unterbrach ihn während der Besprechung.
2.

disturbance

destroy the peace or tranquility of a place
  • The loud noise interrupted the quiet park.Das laute Geräusch störte den ruhigen Park.
3.

halt activity

stop the continuous progress of an activity or process
  • The phone call interrupted her concentration..Der Anruf unterbrach ihre Konzentration
4.

technology

TECH.
assert to a computer that an exception must be handled
TECH.
  • The system interrupted the program to fix an error.Das System unterbrach das Programm, um einen Fehler zu beheben.
Noun
1.

disruption

Rare
event causing pause in activity
Rare
Unterbrechung finterrupt
  • There was an interrupt in the meeting due to a fire drill.Es gab eine Unterbrechung im Meeting aufgrund eines Feueralarms.
2.

technology

TECH.US
signal stopping computer temporarily
TECH.US
Interrupt m
  • The system received an interrupt during the data processing.Das System erhielt ein Interrupt während der Datenverarbeitung.

Expressions with interrupt: examples in English and translations in German

Pattern Interrupt
Aufmerksamkeitsbrecher
The ad campaign used a pattern interrupt to engage viewers.
Interrupt-Anforderung
The timer raised an interrupt request to service the device.
Hardware-Fehlersignal
Systemfehlerunterbrechung
The system halted due to a machine check interrupt.

Translations of "interrupting" in Context ordered by category and frequency

dasUnterbrechen

To his credit, he listened patiently instead of interrupting angrily.

Zu seiner Ehre hörte er geduldig zu, statt wütend zu unterbrechen.

dieUnterbrechung

Excuse me for interrupting, but we have business to attend to.

Entschuldigen Sie die Unterbrechung, aber wir haben etwas zu erledigen.

Adjective
unterbrochenadj.

The kids barged into the living room, completely interrupting our serious conversation.

Die Kinder sind ins Wohnzimmer reingeplatzt und haben unser ernstes Gespräch total unterbrochen.

gestörtadj.

The cat looked at me as though I was interrupting its nap.

Die Katze schaute mich an, als hätte ich ihren Schlaf gestört.

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Other translations for interrupting:

  • störendadj.

interrupting: Examples and translations in context

One of her pet hates is people interrupting constantly during serious conversations.

Eines ihrer roten Tücher sind Leute, die ernste Gespräche ständig unterbrechen.

I tend to lose my patience when people keep interrupting my work repeatedly.

Ich verliere leicht die Geduld, wenn Leute meine Arbeit ständig unterbrechen.

His habit of interrupting every conversation absolutely drives me nuts sometimes.

Seine Angewohnheit, jedes Gespräch zu unterbrechen, macht mich manchmal echt wahnsinnig.

He decided to save his ammo instead of interrupting her every two minutes.

Er beschloss, sich seine Argumente aufzusparen, statt sie ständig zu unterbrechen.

Her habit of interrupting people constantly jangles everyone's nerves in meetings.

Ihre Angewohnheit, andere dauernd zu unterbrechen, nervt alle in den Besprechungen.

They communicated silently, using gestures to avoid interrupting the ongoing discussion.

Sie verständigten sich mit Gesten, um die laufende Diskussion nicht zu unterbrechen.

Her habit of interrupting every conversation is really driving people dotty lately.

Ihre Angewohnheit, jedes Gespräch zu unterbrechen, macht die Leute zurzeit wirklich verrückt.

His habit of interrupting bugs her more than he realizes.

Seine Angewohnheit zu unterbrechen stört sie mehr, als ihm bewusst ist.

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