interruption

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BrE /ɪntəˈrʌpʃn/ AmE /ˌɪntərˈrʌpʃn/

noun en → es

1 DISRUPT [singular] B1

an event that stops or delays something, especially a conversation or meeting

interrupción, interrupción de una conversación

  • an interruption of sth

Collocations telephone interruption · meeting interruption

  • The phone call was a rude interruption.

    El llamado telefónico fue una interrupción grosera.

2 DELAY [singular] B1

the act of stopping or delaying something, such as a process or event

interrupción, retraso

  • an interruption to sth

Collocations interruption of work · interruption of service

  • The power outage caused an interruption in the supply.

    El apagón causó una interrupción en el suministro.