interpeler

ɛ̃tɛʁpəle

interpèle, interpèlent, interpèlera

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Definition of interpeler - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

interpellation

Rare

apostropher quelqu'un pour attirer son attention

Rare

Il a interpelé le passant pour lui demander son chemin.

appeler

héler

police

TECH.

arrêter quelqu'un dans le cadre d'une enquête

TECH.

Les policiers ont interpelé le suspect hier soir.

appréhender

arrêter

questionnement

Rare

questionner quelqu'un de manière pressante

Rare

Le journaliste a interpelé le ministre sur cette affaire.

presser

questionner

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Origin of interpeler

latin, interpellare (interpeller)

Examples of interpeler in a sentence

Un élève a interpelé la professeure pendant le cours.
La police a interpelé trois individus lors du contrôle.
Un manifestant a été interpelé devant la mairie.
Les élèves ont interpelé le professeur sur le sujet du cours.
Un passant a interpelé la police pour signaler un vol.

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English:hail, arrest, ...
German:ansprechen, festnehmen, ...
Italian:interpellare, fermare, ...
Spanish:interpelar, detener, ...
Portuguese:interpelar, deter, ...
Chinese:叫住, 逮捕, ...
Japanese:呼びかける, 逮捕する, ...
Arabic:نادى, أوقف, ...
Hebrew:לִפְנוֹת, לַעֲצוֹר, ...
Russian:окликнуть, задержать, ...
Ukrainian:звернутися, затримати, ...
Catalan:cridar l'atenció de, detenir, ...
Danish:råbe an, anholde, ...
Dutch:aanspreken, aanhouden, ...
Greek:να πω, συλλαμβάνω, ...
Khmer:ស្រែកហៅ, ចាប់ខ្លួន, ...
Korean:불러 세우다, 체포하다, ...
Polish:zaczepić, aresztować, ...
Portuguese (BR):abordar, prender temporariamente, ...
Romanian:a aborda, a aresta, ...
Swedish:tilltala, gripa, ...
Thai:เรียก, จับกุม, ...
Turkish:seslenmek, gözaltına almak, ...
Vietnamese:gọi với theo, bắt giữ, ...

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