Usage Note
Interruption is used in both everyday speech and formal contexts — an interruption of a conversation, a broadcast, or a service. The phrase sans interruption means 'without a break' or 'non-stop'. The verb form is interrompre (irregular: il interrompt), and interrupteur is the word for a light switch.
Examples
"L'interruption du service a duré une heure."
Natural Translation
The service interruption lasted one hour.

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