- interfere
- intə'fiə
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!) interferir, entrometerse2) ((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.) interferir•- interfering
interfere vb1. meterse / entrometersethis has nothing to do with you, don't interfere esto no tiene nada que ver contigo, no te entrometas2. afectar / dificultarthe strike interfered with my journey mi viaje se vio afectado por la huelgaEl gerundio de interfere se escribe interferinginterferetr[ɪntə'fɪəSMALLr/SMALL]intransitive verb1 (meddle) entrometerse (in, en), entremeterse (in, en), meterse (in, en), inmiscuirse (in, en)■ stop interfering! ¡deja de entrometerte!■ don't interfere in my affairs! ¡no te metas en mis asuntos!intransitive verb1 (prevent advancement) afectar ((with, -), dificultar ((with, -), estorbar ((with, -), impedir ((with, -), interferir ((with, en)■ having children will not interfere with my career tener hijos no dificultará mi carrera■ that noise is interfering with my work aquel ruido me impide trabajar1 (fiddle with, mess about with) tocar ((with, -), manosear ((with, -)■ who's been interfering with my papers? ¿quién ha tocado mis papeles?1 (broadcasts) interferir ((with, -)intransitive verb1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL euphemistic use (sexually assault) abusar ((with, de)interfere [.ɪntər'fɪr] vi, -fered ; -fering1) interpose: interponerse, hacer interferenciato interfere with a play: obstruir una jugada2) meddle: entrometerse, interferir, intervenir3)to interfere with disrupt: afectar (una actividad), interferir (la radiotransmisión)4)to interfere with touch: tocarsomeone interfered with my papers: alguien tocó mis papelesinterferev.• embarazar v.• estorbar v.• inmiscuir v.• interferir (Teléfono) v.• intervenir v.(§pres: -vengo, -vienes...-venimos) pret: -vin-fut: -vendr-•)• introducir v.'ɪntər'fɪr, ˌɪntə'fɪə(r)intransitive verb1) (get involved)to interfere (IN something) — entrometerse or inmiscuirse* or interferir* (en algo)
2)a) (disrupt)to interfere WITH something — afectar (a) algo
b) (tamper)to interfere WITH something — tocar* algo
c) (Rad, Telec)to interfere WITH something — interferir* algo
3) (Sport)a) (in US football)to interfere WITH somebody — hacerle* interferencia a alguien
b) (in races)to interfere WITH somebody — obstaculizar* a alguien
4) (molest) (BrE euph)to interfere WITH somebody — abusar de alguien
[ˌɪntǝ'fɪǝ(r)]VI1) (=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
* * *['ɪntər'fɪr, ˌɪntə'fɪə(r)]intransitive verb1) (get involved)to interfere (IN something) — entrometerse or inmiscuirse* or interferir* (en algo)
2)a) (disrupt)to interfere WITH something — afectar (a) algo
b) (tamper)to interfere WITH something — tocar* algo
c) (Rad, Telec)to interfere WITH something — interferir* algo
3) (Sport)a) (in US football)to interfere WITH somebody — hacerle* interferencia a alguien
b) (in races)to interfere WITH somebody — obstaculizar* a alguien
4) (molest) (BrE euph)to interfere WITH somebody — abusar de alguien
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
