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    Entrecoupée (en. Interspersed)

    /ɑ̃tʁəkupe/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    adjective
    Refers to a speech or presentation that is interrupted by pauses or interruptions.
    His speech was interrupted by misunderstandings.
    Son discours était entrecoupé de quiproquos.
    Refers to music or a rhythm that is marked by pauses.
    The melody was interspersed with silences.
    La mélodie était entrecoupée de silences.
    Refers to broken phrases due to strong emotion.
    She spoke in a broken voice, full of sobs.
    Elle parlait d'une voix entrecoupée, pleine de sanglots.

    Etymology

    From the verb entrecouper, from Latin intercaipere.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to be interrupted by
    to be interrupted by something.
    être entrecoupé de
    broken Russian
    a situation where actions are often interrupted.
    russe entrecoupé

    Related Words

    entrecouper
    To interrupt something with pauses.
    entrecouper
    entrechoc
    Encounter between objects with an interruption.
    entrechoc

    Slang Meanings

    To speak in interruptions.
    He always speaks in a broken manner when he is stressed.
    Il parle toujours de manière entrecoupée quand il est stressé.
    To have speech disorders.
    After the accident, his speech became very fragmented.
    Après l'accident, sa parole est devenue très entrecoupée.