interference

ingérence, intervention

Intervention non souhaitée qui rend ce que fait quelqu'un plus difficile.

En anglais simple : Unwanted action or involvement that makes it harder for someone to do something.

• We want no outside interference.
• Government interference delayed the investigation.
• She resented her parents' interference in her career.

Comment l'utiliser : interference in something (They opposed foreign interference in their elections.); interference from someone/something (The team worked without interference from management.)

Synonymes : meddling, intervention

Expressions courantes : government interference, outside interference, interference in something, unwanted interference

parasites, interférences

Signaux indésirables qui brouillent le son de la radio ou le son et l'image de la télévision.

En anglais simple : Unwanted signals that make radio or television sound or pictures less clear.

• There is interference on the radio.
• Electrical interference made the picture shake.
• Moving the antenna reduced the interference.

Comment l'utiliser : interference from something (Interference from nearby equipment disrupted the broadcast.)

Synonymes : signal noise, static

Expressions courantes : radio interference, electrical interference, cause interference