| Traduções principais |
| put sth on hold v expr | (suspend) | suspender vt |
| | (figurado, informal) | deixar de molho expres v |
| | | interromper vt |
| | (informal) | colocado em espera expres |
| | Construction of the new shopping center was put on hold during the credit crisis. |
| | A construção do novo shopping center foi suspensa durante a crise de crédito. |
| chip in vi phrasal | informal (enter a debate) (informal) | entrar na conversa expres v |
| | | interromper v int |
| | Can I chip in? I just wanted to say that I thought your presentation was fantastic. |
| | Posso entrar na conversa? Eu só queria dizer que achei sua apresentação fantástica. |
| interrupt sb vtr | (cut off: person speaking) (cortar o discurso a) | interromper vt |
| | He interrupted me in mid-sentence. |
| | Ele me interrompeu no meio da frase. |
| heckle sb vtr | (interrupt with taunts) | importunar, interromper, provocar vt |
| | | vaiar, apupar vt |
| | Someone in the crowd started heckling the speaker. |
| intermit vtr | (suspend or discontinue) | interromper vt |
| | | cessar vt |
cut sth short,
cut short sth vtr phrasal sep | (interrupt, finish prematurely) | interromper, descontinuar vt |
| | We had to cut the vacation short when Jim broke his ankle. |
| break in vi phrasal | figurative (interrupt) | interromper vt |
| | (figurado, informal) | cortar vt |
| | Please excuse me for breaking in. |
| | Por favor, perdoe-me por interromper. |
| cut in vi phrasal | (interrupt sb speaking) | interromper v int |
| | | cortar vt |
| | She cut in while I was speaking. Don't cut in when I'm talking. |
| | Ela me interrompeu enquanto eu estava falando. Não me interrompa quando eu estiver falando. |
| barge in on sth vi phrasal + prep | informal (interrupt sth) | intrometer-se vp |
| | | interromper vt |
| | (figurado) | invadir vt |
| | It was rude of you to barge in on their family reunion. |
| punctuate sth vtr | (interrupt) | interromper vt |
| | Cheering punctuated the Mayor's speech. |
| break with sth vtr phrasal insep | (stop complying with) | infringir vt |
| | | interromper vt |
| | | quebrar vt |
| barge in on sb vi phrasal + prep | informal (interrupt sb) | interromper vt |
| | She barged in on me while I was getting dressed! |
| break sth vtr | figurative (end sth) | quebrar, interromper vt |
| | The home team broke the champions' winning streak. |
| | O time da casa interrompeu a fase vitoriosa dos campeões. |
| interrupt sth vtr | (disrupt) (romper a continuidade) | interromper, suspender vt |
| | Weather interrupted the game in the second half. |
| | O clima interrompeu o jogo no segundo tempo. |
| break into sth vtr phrasal insep | figurative (conversation: interrupt) | interromper vt |
| | (figurado, informal) | cortar vt |
| | Gary broke into our conversation to announce that dinner was ready. |
| | Gary interrompeu nossa conversar para anunciar que o jantar estava pronto. |
preempt sth,
pre-empt sth vtr | (supplant) | interromper vt |
| | Normal programming was preempted by a breaking news bulletin. |
| cut sb off vtr phrasal sep | (interrupt when speaking) | interromper vt |
| | | cortar vt |
| | Francesca cut me off while I was in the middle of speaking. |
| | Francesca me interrompeu quando eu estava no meio da minha fala. |
| Traduções complementares |
| cut into sth vi + prep | (conversation: interrupt) (figurado) | cortar v int |
| | | interromper v int |
| | Roger apologized for cutting into our conversation, but said that he had some urgent news. |
| | Roger pediu desculpas por cortar a conversa, mas disse que tinha algumas notícias urgentes. |
| stop sb vtr | (interrupt) | parar vt |
| | | interromper vt |
| | Don't stop me while I'm talking. |
| | Não me interrompa quando estou falando. |
| disrupt sth vtr | (interrupt service) | interromper vt |
| | The bad weather has disrupted TV and radio broadcasts in the area. |
| | O mau tempo interrompeu o sinal de TV e rádio na região. |
| stem sth vtr | (staunch: flow of blood) | estancar vt |
| | | parar vt |
| | | interromper vt |
| | He put pressure on the cut to try and stem the flow of blood. |
| | Ele colocou pressão no corte para tentar estancar o fluxo de sangue. |
| short-circuit sth vtr | figurative (procedure: not follow) (figurado) | interromper vt |
| | The construction company put pressure on the council to short-circuit the planning permission process. |
| | A empresa de construção pressionou o conselho para interromper o processo de permissão de planejamento. |