meddle

med·dle  (mdl)

intr.v. med·dled, med·dling, med·dles

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

2. To handle something idly or ignorantly; tamper.

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

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meddler (mdlr, mdl-r) n.

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meddle [ˈmɛd^əl]

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

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

meddler  n

meddling  adj

meddlingly  adv

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?

Translations

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.

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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

v meddle [ˈmedl]

to interfere She was always trying to meddle. inmeng يَتَدَخَّل меся се vměšovat se blande sig sich einmischen ανακατεύομαι entrometerse vahele segama دخالت کردن puuttua toisten asioihin 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, 참견하다 kištis (ne į savo reikalus) []jaukties masuk campur zich bemoeien met blande seg bort i, stikke nesen borti wtrącać się interferir a se amesteca вмешиваться miešať sa vmešavati se mešati se blanda (lägga) sig i, lägga sin näsa i blöt ก้าวก่าย karışmak 幹預, 管閑事 втручатися دخل اندازی کرنا xen vào 干预, 管闲事

n meddler

inmenger مُتَدَخِّل في ما لا يَعْنيه човек който се меси šťoura geskæftig person jemand, der sich in fremde Angelegenheiten einmischt ανακατωσούρης entrometido tüütus آدم فضول tungettelija 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 간섭 잘하는 사람, 오지랖이 넓은 사람 įkyrus, mėgstantis visur kištis žmogus tāds, kas visur []jaucas orang yang masuk campur bemoeial geskjeftig person, klåfinger wścibski osobnik 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 干涉者 особа, що втручається не у свої справи مداخلت کار người hay xen vào chuyện người khác 干涉者

adj meddlesome

fond of meddling a meddlesome old woman. inmengerig فُضولي، مُتَدَخِّل натрапнически všetečný geskæftig aufdringlich που του αρέσει να ανακατεύεται entrometido pealetükkiv فضولی tungetteleva 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 참견하기 좋아하는 mėgstantis kištis ne į savo reikalus uzbāzīgs, apnicīgs suka masuk campur bemoeiziek geskjeftig wścibski intrometido indiscret назойливый dotieraný vsiljiv nametljiv beskäftig, beställsam ซึ่งชอบก้าวก่าย işe karışmaya bayılan 愛管閑事的 той, що втручається не у свої справи مداخلت کار thích xen vào chuyện người khác 爱管闲事的