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in·ter·fere
(ĭn′tər-fîr′)intr.v. in·ter·fered, in·ter·fer·ing, in·ter·feres
1. To be or create a hindrance or obstacle: The rain interfered with our plans to go on a picnic.
2. Sports To perform an act of interference.
3. To intervene or intrude in the affairs of others; meddle.
4. To strike one hoof against the opposite hoof or leg while moving. Used of a horse.
5. Physics & Electronics To cause interference.
[Middle English enterferen, from Old French s'entreferer, to strike one another : entre-, between (from Latin inter-; see inter-) + ferir, to strike (from Latin ferīre).]
in′ter·fer′er n.
in′ter·fer′ing·ly adv.
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Adj. 1. [画像:interfering - intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner]interfering - intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business"
intrusive - tending to intrude (especially upon privacy); "she felt her presence there was intrusive"
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interfering
adjective meddling, intrusive, prying, obtrusive, meddlesome, interruptive She regarded her mother as an interfering busybody.
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interfering
adjectiveGiven to intruding in other people's affairs:
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مُتَدَخِّل، كَثير التَّدَخُّل
do všeho se pletoucí
der blander sigen
afskiptasamur
do všetkého sa starajúci
müdahaleci
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interfering
[ˌɪntərˈfɪərɪŋ] adj [person] → fouineur/euse, qui se mêle de toutShe regarded her as an interfering old woman → Elle la considérait comme une vieille fouineuse.
interfering neighbours → des voisins qui se mêlent de tout
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interfere
(intəˈfiə) verb1. (often with in, ~with) to (try to) become involved in etc, when one's help etc is not wanted. I wish you would stop interfering (with my plans); Don't interfere in other people's business! inmeng يَتَدَخَّل في намесвам се interferir plést se do; zasahovat sich einmischen blande sig αναμειγνύομαι, επεμβαίνω interferir, entrometerse sekkuma دخالت کردن häiritä mêler לִהתעָרֵב मिलन-बिंदु umiješati se beavatkozik ikut campur blanda sér í, skipta sér af interferire 干渉する 간섭하다 kištis iejaukties masuk campur zich bemoeien met blande seg inn i, legge seg bort i wtrącać się مداخله كول، يو په بل كې ننوتل ( تداخل interferir a (se) amesteca вмешиваться miešať sa (do) vmešavati se mešati se lägga (blanda) sig i ก้าวก่าย karışmak, burnunu sokmak 干預 втручатися دخل اندازي کرنا can thiệp 干预
2. (with with) to prevent, stop or slow down the progress of. He doesn't let anything interfere with his game of golf on Saturday mornings. inmeng يَتَدَخَّل في، يَمْنَع преча interferir křížit se s stören forhindre εμποδίζω interferir segama مانع شدن؛ مختل کردن estää empêcher לְהַפרִיע अड़चन, बाधा, रूकावट petljati se gátol, akadályoz mengganggu trufla, hindra interferire, intromettersi 妨げる 방해하다 trukdyti traucēt; kavēt mengganggu in de weg staan forstyrre, hemme przeszkadzać مداخله كول interferir a împiedica мешать prekážať preprečiti ometati störa, inkräkta på รบกวน engellemek 妨礙 перешкоджати رکاوٹ بننا cản trở 妨碍
ˌinterˈference noun1. the act of interfering. She was infuriated by his mother's interference in their holiday arrangements. inmenging تَدَخُّل намеса interferência zasahování die Einmischung indblanding ανάμειξη interferencia sekkumine دخالت häiriö ingérence התערבות हस्तक्षेप miješanje, uplitanje beavatkozás turut campur afskipti intromissione 干渉 방해 kišimasis iejaukšanās; traucēšana masuk campur inmenging innblanding, forstyrrelse, hindring mieszanie się مداخله interferência amestec вмешательство zasahovanie vmešavanje mešanje inblandning สิ่งรบกวน burnunu sokma, müdahale 干預 втручання دخل اندازی کا عمل sự can thiệp 干涉
2. (the spoiling of radio or television reception by) the noise caused by programmes from another station, bad weather etc. This television set picks up a lot of interference. steuring تَداخُل المَوجات шум interferência rušení; interference die Störung forstyrrelse παρεμβολή, παράσιτο interferencia interferents پارازیت häiriö parasites הפרעה बाधा interferencija vételi zavar gangguan truflun interferenza 混信 (전파 등의) 간섭 trukdymai traucējumi (radio, televīzijas pārraidē) gangguan storing støy, elektromagnetiske forstyrrelser zakłócenia په راديوى امواجو كښې پارازیت interferência paraziţi, bruiaj помехи rušenie motnja smetnja störningar เสียงรบกวน parazit 干擾 перешкоди ریڈیو کی نشریات میں خلل اندازی sự nhiễu 干扰
ˌinterˈfering adjectivean interfering old woman. bemoeisiek مُتَدَخِّل، كَثير التَّدَخُّل натрапчив intrometido do všeho se pletoucí störend en, der blander sig παρεμβατικός, αδιάκριτος entrometido kõigesse oma nina toppiv فضول häiritsevä qui se mêle de tout לִתחוֹב אֶת הָאָף हस्तक्षेप करने वाला koji se upliće erőszakos mengganggu afskiptasamur (che si intromette) おせっかいな 참견하기 좋아하는 įkyrus, visur kišantis nosį traucējošs; tāds, kas iejaucas mengganggu bemoeiziek som blander seg bort i wścibski دخالت intrometido băgăreţ вмешивающийся do všetkého sa starajúci, strkajúci nos ki se vmešava koji se meša som lägger sig i, klåfingrig ซึ่งก้าวก่าย müdahaleci 多管閒事的 той, що втручається خلل انداز nhiễu 多管闲事的
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