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interférer

to interfere, to clash

verb an-tehr-feh-REH Rare

Usage Note

Interférer follows the pattern of verbs ending in -érer (accent changes: il interfère). It is used in physics for wave interference and figuratively for unwanted meddling — il ne faut pas interférer dans leurs affaires ('you should not interfere in their affairs'). The noun interférence is common in both technical and political discourse.

Examples

"Les deux signaux interfèrent l'un avec l'autre."

Natural Translation

The two signals interfere with each other.

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