No. 12,157 in Spanish
interrumpió
"Interrumpió" means "he/she/it interrupted."
In a sentence
El niño interrumpió la clase al hacer una pregunta inesperada.
The child interrupted the class by asking an unexpected question.
In this sentence, 'interrumpió' indicates an action performed by the subject (the child) that caused a disruption in the ongoing activity (the class).
Un ruido fuerte interrumpió nuestra conversación.
A loud noise interrupted our conversation.
Here, 'interrumpió' describes how an external event (a loud noise) disrupted an activity (the conversation).
Ella interrumpió su lectura para atender una llamada.
She interrupted her reading to answer a call.
In this instance, 'interrumpió' expresses a deliberate choice by the subject (she) to pause an ongoing activity (her reading) to perform another task (answer a call).
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