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| interject vi | (speak to interrupt) | avbryta vitr |
| | May I interject for a moment? I'd just like to clarify. |
| disrupt sth vtr | (cause disorder) | avbryta⇒ vtr |
| | | stoppa⇒ vtr |
| | The war disrupted millions of people's lives. |
| | The student was given detention for disrupting the class. |
| terminate sth vtr | (end) | avsluta⇒ vtr |
| | (stoppa) | avbryta⇒ vtr |
| | The boss decided Tom wasn't suitable for the job and terminated his contract. |
| disturb sb vtr | (interrupt: sb busy) | störa⇒ vtr |
| | | avbryta⇒ vtr |
| | The professor went home to work, as her students kept disturbing her in her office. |
cut sth short,
cut short sth vtr phrasal sep | (interrupt, finish prematurely) | avbryta⇒ vtr |
| | | avsluta⇒ vtr |
| | We had to cut the vacation short when Jim broke his ankle. |
| break in vi phrasal | figurative (interrupt) (utgöra avbrott) | avbryta⇒ vtr |
| | (inskjuta ord) | flika in vitr partikel |
| | Please excuse me for breaking in. |
| cut in vi phrasal | (interrupt sb speaking) | avbryta vitr |
| | She cut in while I was speaking. |
| | Don't cut in when I'm talking. |
| barge in on sth vi phrasal + prep | informal (interrupt sth) (störa, stoppa) | avbryta⇒ vtr |
| | (komma oinbjuden, avbryta) | tränga sig på vbal uttr |
| | It was rude of you to barge in on their family reunion. |
| disturb sth vtr | (activity: interrupt) | störa⇒ vtr |
| | | avbryta⇒ vtr |
| | The noise outside disturbed Robert's work. |
| abort sth vtr | (rocket launch: stop) | avbryta⇒ vtr |
| | Technicians aborted the launch when two tests failed. |
| punctuate sth vtr | (interrupt) | avbryta⇒ vtr |
| | Cheering punctuated the Mayor's speech. |
| pull out vi phrasal | (withdraw involvement) | dra sig ur vbal uttr |
| | | avbryta vitr |
| | | sluta vitr |
| | It is too late to pull out once you have signed the contract. |
| barge in on sb vi phrasal + prep | informal (interrupt sb) | avbryta⇒ vtr |
| | She barged in on me while I was getting dressed! |
| break sth vtr | figurative (end sth) | bryta⇒, avbryta⇒ vtr |
| | | avsluta⇒ vtr |
| | | göra slut på vbal uttr |
| | The home team broke the champions' winning streak. |
| | Hemmalaget bröt mästarnas vinstserie. |
| abort sth vtr | (process, project: end) | avbryta⇒ vtr |
| | | avsluta⇒ vtr |
| | The sooner we abort this foolish project the better. |
| cease sth vtr | (suspend: production, publication) | avbryta⇒ vtr |
| | | stoppa⇒ vtr |
| | That book is difficult to find because the publisher ceased publication many years ago. |
| break into sth vtr phrasal insep | figurative (conversation: interrupt) (utgöra avbrott) | avbryta⇒ vtr |
| | (inskjuta ord) | flika in vtr partikel oskj |
| | Gary broke into our conversation to announce that dinner was ready. |
| break sth off vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (terminate) | avsluta⇒ vtr |
| | | avbryta⇒ vtr |
| | (bildlig) | bryta⇒ vtr |
| | Matt and Glenda have decided to break off their engagement. |
| barge in vi phrasal | informal, figurative (interrupt a conversation) | avbryta⇒ vtr |
| | That boy has a habit of barging in whenever I am talking to my gardener. |
| abandon sth vtr | (stop doing, working on sth) | avbryta⇒, bryta⇒ vtr |
| | I won't abandon this project; I plan to see it through to the end. |
| barge in on sth vi phrasal + prep | informal, figurative (conversation: interrupt) (konversation, samtal) | avbryta⇒ vtr |
| | What makes you think you can just barge in on someone else's conversation? |
| stop sth vtr | (prevent, end) | hindra⇒ vtr |
| | | avbryta⇒ vtr |
| | The parents stopped their children's bad behaviour. |
| | Föräldrarna avbröt sina barns dåliga beteende. |