- intrude
- in'tru:d
verb((sometimes with on) to enter, or cause (something) to enter, when unwelcome or unwanted: He opened her door and said `I'm sorry to intrude'; I'm sorry to intrude on your time.) entrometerse; molestar- intruder- intrusion
intrudetr[ɪn'trʊːd]intransitive verb1 (disturb) importunar, molestar■ I don't want to intrude no quiero molestar■ she didn't want to intrude on their grief no quería importunarles en su dolor2 (interfere) entrometerse, inmiscuirse, metersetransitive verb1 formal use importunar, introducirintrude [ɪn'tru:d] v, -truded ; -truding vi1) interfere: inmiscuirse, entrometerse2) disturb, interrupt: molestar, estorbar, interrumpirintrude vt: introducir por fuerzaintrudev.• entremeter v.• entrometer v.• estorbar v.• imponer v.ɪn'truːdintransitive verb (disturb) importunar, molestar; (interfere) inmiscuirse*, meterseto intrude ON somebody — importunar or molestar a alguien
[ɪn'truːd]to intrude ON something: I didn't want to intrude on her grief no quise importunarla en su dolor; to intrude on somebody's privacy — inmiscuirse* or meterse en la vida privada de alguien
1. VI1) (=intervene) entrometerse, inmiscuirse (on, upon en); (=disturb) molestaram I intruding? — ¿les molesto?
to intrude on or upon sb — molestar a algn
to intrude on sb's privacy — meterse en la vida privada de algn
we mustn't intrude on their grief — debemos respetar la intimidad de su dolor
2) (=encroach)sometimes sentimentality intrudes — a veces se asoma el sentimentalismo
it kept intruding into my thoughts — siguió interfiriendo en mis pensamientos
2.VT [+ views, opinions] imponer (on, upon a); [+ subject] introducir (sin derecho)I haven't come to intrude myself upon you — no he venido para molestarles con mi presencia
* * *[ɪn'truːd]intransitive verb (disturb) importunar, molestar; (interfere) inmiscuirse*, meterseto intrude ON somebody — importunar or molestar a alguien
to intrude ON something: I didn't want to intrude on her grief no quise importunarla en su dolor; to intrude on somebody's privacy — inmiscuirse* or meterse en la vida privada de alguien
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.