interfere

in·ter·fere  (ntr-fîr)

intr.v. in·ter·fered, in·ter·fer·ing, in·ter·feres

1. To be or create a hindrance or obstacle: loud talking that interfered with the other patrons' conversations; assistance that only interfered.

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.

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[Middle English enterferen, from Old French s'entreferer, to strike one another : entre-, between (from Latin inter-; see inter-) + ferir, to strike (from Latin ferre).]

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inter·ferer n.

inter·fering·ly adv.

Synonyms: interfere, meddle, tamper¹
These verbs mean to intervene unasked in the affairs of others and often in an impudent or indiscreet manner. Interfere implies action that seriously hampers, hinders, or frustrates: "Romantics of all ages can recall occasions when lust interfered with reason" (Christine Gorman).
Meddle stresses unwanted, unwarranted, or unnecessary intrusion: "wholly unacquainted with the world in which they are so fond of meddling" (Edmund Burke).
To tamper is to interfere by making unsought, unwelcome, often destructive changes or by trying to influence another in an improper way: "a large number of persons accused of . . . tampering with ballot boxes" (James Bryce).

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interfere [ˌɪntəˈfɪə]

vb (intr)

1. (often foll by in) to interpose, esp meddlesomely or unwarrantedly; intervene

2. (often foll by with) to come between or in opposition; hinder; obstruct

3. (foll by with) Euphemistic to assault sexually

4. to strike one against the other, as a horse's legs

5. (Physics / General Physics) Physics to cause or produce interference

[from Old French s'entreferir to collide, from entre- inter- + ferir to strike, from Latin ferīre]

interferer  n

interfering  adj

interferingly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	interfere - come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle; "Your talking interferes with my work!" hinder, impede - be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"
	2.	interfere - 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?" intervene, step in, interpose interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues" meddle, tamper - intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!" interlope - encroach on the rights of others, as in trading without a proper license

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interfere

verb meddle, intervene, intrude, butt in, get involved, tamper, pry, encroach, intercede, stick your nose in (informal), stick your oar in (informal), poke your nose in (informal), intermeddle, put your two cents in (U.S. slang) Stop interfering and leave me alone!

interfere with someone sexually abuse, abuse, molest, assault, grope, sexually assault Will seeing a probation officer stop him interfering with children?

interfere with something or someone conflict with, affect, get in the way of, check, block, clash, frustrate, handicap, hamper, disrupt, cramp, inhibit, thwart, hinder, obstruct, impede, baulk, trammel, be a drag upon (informal) Drug problems frequently interfered with his work.

Translations

interfere [ˌɪntəˈfɪəʳ] VI

1. (= pry, intrude) → entrometerse, meterse (in en) he's always interfering → se mete en todo
who told you to interfere? → ¿quién te mete a ti en esto?
stop interfering! → ¡deja de entrometerte!

2. (= meddle) to interfere with sth → manosear or tocar algo
who has been interfering with the TV? → ¿quién ha estado tocando la televisión?

3. (= hinder) to interfere with sth → afectar a algo
it mustn't interfere with my work → no debe afectar a mi trabajo
I don't want to interfere with your plans → no quiero interferir con tus planes

4. (Rad, TV) to interfere with sth → interferir con algo

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interfere [ˌɪntə^rˈfɪə^r] vi

[person] → s'en mêler
Don't interfere - I can sort this out by myself → Ne t'en mêle pas - Je peux m'occuper de ça toute seule.
Don't interfere! → Ne vous en mêlez pas!
Stop interfering! → Cesse de te mêler des affaires des autres!
I wish everyone would stop interfering → J'aimerais bien que chacun arrête de se mêler des affaires des autres.
to interfere in [+ quarrel, other people's business] → mettre son nez dans; [+ serious matters] → s'ingérer dans
My mother interferes in things → Ma mère met son nez partout.
The UN cannot interfere in the internal affairs of any country → Les Nations unies ne peuvent s'ingérer dans les affaires internes d'un pays, quel qu'il soit.
to interfere with [+ thing] → tripoter, toucher à; [+ plans] → contrecarrer

[thing] (= cause problems) → être un obstacle
to interfere with sth (= disrupt) → interférer avec qch
These signals interfered with our radio broadcasts → Ces signaux interféraient avec nos émissions radiophoniques.

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interfere

vi

(= meddle) (in argument, sb’s affairs) → sich einmischen (→ in in +acc); (with machinery, sb’s property) → sich zu schaffen machen (→ with an +dat); (euph: sexually) → sich vergehen (→ with an +dat); don’t interfere with the machine → lass die Finger von der Maschine; who’s been interfering with my books? → wer war an meinen Büchern?; the body has been interfered with → jemand hatte sich an der Leiche zu schaffen gemacht; (sexually) → die Leiche zeigte Spuren eines Sexualverbrechens

(thing, event: = disrupt, obstruct) to interfere with something → etw stören (also Rad); with work, ability to do sth → etw beeinträchtigen; to interfere with somebody’s plans → jds Pläne durchkreuzen

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interfere [ˌɪntəˈfɪəʳ] vi

a. to interfere (in sth) (quarrel, other people's business) → interferire (in qc), intromettersi (in qc)
to interfere with sth (object) → manomettere qc (plans) → intralciare qc (process, activity) → interferire con qc (Radio, TV) → causare delle interferenze in qc
he is always interfering → si intromette sempre in tutto
stop interfering! → smettila di interferire!

b. (euph) (sexually) to interfere with sb → molestare sessualmente qn

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interfere [ˌɪntəˈfɪəʳ] vi

a. to interfere (in sth) (quarrel, other people's business) → interferire (in qc), intromettersi (in qc)
to interfere with sth (object) → manomettere qc (plans) → intralciare qc (process, activity) → interferire con qc (Radio, TV) → causare delle interferenze in qc
he is always interfering → si intromette sempre in tutto
stop interfering! → smettila di interferire!

b. (euph) (sexually) to interfere with sb → molestare sessualmente qn

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interfere

v interfere [intəˈfiə]

1 (often within, ~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 plést se do; zasahovat blande sig sich einmischen αναμειγνύομαι, επεμβαίνω interferir, entrometerse sekkuma دخالت کردن häiritä (se) mêler (de) 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 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 (withwith) 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 křížit se s forhindre stören (παρ)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 interferir a împiedica мешать prekážať preprečiti ometati störa, inkräkta på รบกวน engellemek 妨礙 перешкоджати رکاوٹ بننا cản trở 妨碍

n interˈference

1 the act of interfering She was infuriated by his mother's interference in their holiday arrangements. inmenging تَدَخُّل намеса zasahování indblanding die Einmischung ανάμειξη interferencia sekkumine دخالت häiriö ingérence הִתעַרבוּת हस्तक्षेप miješanje, uplitanje beavatkozás turut campur afskipti intromissione 干渉 방해 kišimasis iejaukšanās; traucēšana masuk campur inmenging innblanding, forstyrrelse, hindring mieszanie się 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 rušení; interference forstyrrelse die Störung παρεμβολή, παράσιτο interferencia interferents پارازیت häiriö parasites הפרָעָה बाधा interferencija vételi zavar gangguan truflun interferenza 混信 (전파 등의) 간섭 trukdymai traucējumi (radio, televīzijas pārraidē) gangguan storing støy, elektromagnetiske forstyrrelser zakłócenia interferência paraziţi, bruiaj помехи rušenie motnja smetnja störningar การเข้าแทรกแซง parazit 干擾 перешкоди ریڈیو کی نشریات میں خلل اندازی sự nhiễu 干扰

adj interˈfering

an interfering old woman. bemoeisiek مُتَدَخِّل، كَثير التَّدَخُّل натрапчив do všeho se pletoucí en, der blander sig störend 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 intrometido băgăreţ вмешивающийся do všetkého sa starajúci, strkajúci nos ki se vmešava koji se meša som lägger sig i, klåfingrig ซึ่งก้าวก่าย müdahaleci 多管閑事的 той, що втручається خلل انداز nhiễu 多管闲事的