meddle

meddle

intervene; intrude; pry: Don’t meddle in other people’s business.

Not to be confused with:

medal – a metal decoration; a reward: She received a medal for her bravery.

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med·dle

 (mĕd′l)

intr.v. med·dled, med·dling, med·dles

1. To intrude into other people's affairs or business; interfere.

2. To handle something carelessly or ignorantly; tamper: Don't meddle with my cell phone!

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[Middle English medlen, from Anglo-Norman medler, variant of Old French mesler, from Vulgar Latin *misculāre, to mix thoroughly, from Latin miscēre, to mix; see meik- in Indo-European roots.]

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med′dler (mĕd′lər, mĕd′l-ər) n.

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meddle

(ˈmɛdəl)

vb (intr)

1. (usually foll by with) to interfere officiously or annoyingly

2. (usually foll by in) to involve oneself unwarrantedly: to meddle in someone's private affairs.

[C14: from Old French medler, ultimately from Latin miscēre to mix]

ˈmeddler n

ˈmeddling adj

ˈmeddlingly adv

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med•dle

(ˈmɛd l)

v.i. -dled, -dling.

to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere.

[1250–1300; < Anglo-French me(s)dler, derivative of Latin miscēre to mix]

med′dler, n.

med′dling•ly, adv.

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meddle

Past participle: meddled
Gerund: meddling

Imperative

meddle

meddle

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

meddle - intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!" tamper intervene, step in, interfere, interpose - get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?"

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meddle

verb interfere, intervene, tamper, intrude, pry, butt in, interpose, stick your nose in (informal), put your oar in, intermeddle, put your two cents in (U.S. slang) Do scientists have a right to meddle in these matters?

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meddle

verb

1. To intervene officiously or indiscreetly in the affairs of others:

butt in, horn in, interfere, interlope.

2. To handle something idly, ignorantly, or destructively:

fiddle, fool, mess, tamper, tinker.

Informal: monkey.

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Translations

يَتَدَخَّل

vměšovat se

blande sig

sich einmischen

entrometersemeterse

beleavatkozik

skipta sér af

ingerenzaingerirsiintrigante

kištismėgstantis kištis ne į savo reikalusmėgstantis visur kištis žmogus

iejauktiesjaukties

moeienprutsentussenkomenzich

stikke nesen borti

vmešavati se

karışmak

干预管闲事

meddle

[ˈmedl] VI

1. (= interfere) → (entro)meterse (in en) who asked you to meddle? → ¿quién te manda a ti meterte en esto?
he's always meddling → es un entrometido

2. to meddle with sth (= touch) → toquetear algo, manosear algo; (causing damage) → estropear algo

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meddle

[ˈmɛd^əl] vi (= interfere) → s'en mêler
It's best not to meddle → Mieux vaut ne pas s'en mêler.
to meddle in sth → se mêler de qch
What had induced the woman to meddle in his affairs? → Qu'est-ce qui avait poussé cette femme à se mêler de ses affaires?
to meddle with sth → se mêler de qch
I dared not meddle with my wife's plans → Je n'osais pas me mêler des projets de ma femme.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

meddle

vi (= interfere) → sich einmischen (→ in in +acc); (= tamper) → sich zu schaffen machen, herumfummeln (inf) (→ with an +dat); to meddle with somebody → sich mit jdm einlassen; he’s not a man to meddle with → mit ihm ist nicht gut Kirschen essen; he’s always meddling → er mischt sich in alles ein

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meddle

[ˈmɛdl] vi (interfere) to meddle (in) → immischiarsi (in)
to meddle with sth (tamper) → toccare qc
stop meddling! → smettila di impicciarti!

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meddle

(ˈmedl) verb

to interfere. She was always trying to meddle. inmeng يَتَدَخَّل меся се interferir vměšovat se sich einmischen blande sig ανακατεύομαιentrometerse vahele segama دخالت کردن sekaantua s'ingérer לְהִתעָרֵב काम में हस्तक्षेप करना miješati se, upletati se be(le)avatkozik ikut campur skipta sér af intromettersi 干渉する 간섭하다 kištis (ne į savo reikalus) []jaukties masuk campur zich bemoeien metblande seg bort i, stikke nesen borti wtrącać się لاسوهنه كول interferir a se amesteca вмешиваться miešať sa vmešavati se mešati se blanda (lägga) sig i, lägga sin näsa i blöt ก้าวก่าย karışmak 管閒事 втручатися دخل اندازی کرنا xen vào 干预，管闲事

ˈmeddler noun

inmenger مُتَدَخِّل في ما لا يَعْنيه човек който се меси intrometido šťoura jemand, der sich in fremde Angelegenheiten einmischt geskæftig person ανακατωσούρης entrometido tüütus آدم فضول toisten asioihin sekaantuja personne qui se mêle de tout מִתעַרֵב בְּעִנייָנֵי זוּלָתוֹ काम में हस्तक्षेप करने वाला zabadalo, nametljivac tolakodó; kotnyeles orang yang ikut campur slettireka, afskiptasamur maður impiccione 干渉者 쓸데없이 참견하는 사람 įkyrus, mėgstantis visur kištis žmogus tāds, kas visur []jaucas orang yang masuk campur bemoeialgeskjeftig person, klåfinger wścibski osobnik كم عقله كس intrometido băgăcios вмешивающийся во всё человек vrták vsiljivec onaj ko voli da se meša person som lägger sig i allt คนชอบก้าวก่าย herkesin işine karışan kimse 好事者 особа, що втручається не у свої справи مداخلت کار người hay xen vào chuyện người khác 爱管闲事的人，干涉者

ˈmeddlesome adjective

fond of meddling. a meddlesome old woman. inmengerig فُضولي، مُتَدَخِّل натрапнически intrometido všetečný aufdringlich geskæftig που του αρέσει να ανακατεύεται entrometido pealetükkiv فضولی toisten asioihin sekaantuva indiscret מִתעַרֵב בְּעִנייָנֵי זוּלָתוֹ हस्तक्षेप करने में लीन रहने वाला nametljiv, radoznao minden lében kanál suka ikut campur afskiptasamur impiccione おせっかいな 간섭을 좋아하는 mėgstantis kištis ne į savo reikalus uzbāzīgs, apnicīgs suka masuk campur bemoeiziekgeskjeftigwścibski كم عقله intrometido indiscret назойливый dotieraný vsiljiv nametljiv beskäftig, beställsam ซึ่งชอบก้าวก่าย işe karışmaya bayılan 愛管閒事的 той, що втручається не у свої справи مداخلت کار thích xen vào chuyện người khác 爱管闲事的

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