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intruding

[/ɪnˈtruːdɪŋ/]
verb (present participle)
intrusão
1. The act of entering a place or situation without permission or invitation
I apologize for intruding on your private conversation.
Peço desculpas por estar intrudindo em sua conversa privada.
2. To thrust or force oneself or something into a place or situation
Stop intruding into other people's affairs.
Pare de se intrometer nos assuntos dos outros.
3. To disturb or interrupt someone
I hope I'm not intruding at an inconvenient time.
Espero não estar incomodando em um momento inconveniente.
NYC Slang
butting in
Synonyms
encroachinginvadingtrespassinginterferinginterruptingmeddling
Antonyms
leavingwithdrawingrespectingignoring

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
se intrometendo
Common usage in Brazil for reflexive form
São Paulo
invadindo
Alternative colloquial usage in São Paulo
Portugal
intrusão
More formal usage in European Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro
se metendo
Informal colloquial variant

Related Idioms & Phrases

intruding on one's privacy
intruding upon someone's time
intruding oneself
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