unterbrechen

to interrupt, break off

verb oon-ter-BREKH-en Rare

Usage Note

Unterbrechen means to cut short someone's speech or a process; jemanden mitten im Satz unterbrechen means to interrupt someone mid-sentence. The past participle unterbrochen also describes an intermittent signal.

Examples

"Er unterbrach sie mehrmals, bevor sie ihren Gedanken zu Ende führen konnte."

Natural Translation

He interrupted her several times before she could finish her thought.

Literal Translation

He interrupted her several times before she her thought to end lead could.

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