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intrude

/ɪnˈtruːd/

/ɪnˈtrud/

Translations

intrudeverb

intruded

Past Simple

intruded

Past Participle

intruding

Gerund

/ɪnˈtruːd/

/ɪnˈtrud/

He didn't want to intrude on their private conversation.

Il ne voulait pas s'introduire dans leur conversation privée.

Additional translations

envahirEmploi figuré pour une idée, un son ou une pensée qui s'impose de façon gênante.

Synonyms

butt in

intrudeverb

To enter a place or situation where one is unwelcome or uninvited.

He didn't want to intrude on their private conversation.

To bring in something extraneous or irrelevant.

The loud music intruded into his thoughts, making it hard to concentrate.

Geology: (of magma or igneous rock) to move into pre-existing rock formations while in a molten or plastic state.

Basaltic magma intruded into the sedimentary layers millions of years ago.