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interpeller
to detain somebody (for questioning)
French
French
English
English
I. interpeller, interpeler [ɛ̃tɛʀpəle] VB trans
1. interpeller:
interpeller (appeler)
to call out to
interpeller (apostropher)
to shout at
2. interpeller:
interpeller (interroger sur place)
to question
interpeller (emmener au poste)
to take [sb] in for questioning
3. interpeller POL:
interpeller
to interpellate
II. s'interpeller VB refl
s'interpeller personnes:
s'interpeller (amicalement)
to shout to one another
s'interpeller (agressivement)
to shout at one another
English
English
French
French
heckle (barrack)
interpeller
to cry out to sb
interpeller qn, appeler qn à haute voix
I. interpeller [ɛ̃tɛʀpəle] VB trans
1. interpeller (arrêter):
interpeller qn police
to detain sb (for questioning)
2. interpeller (sommer de s'expliquer):
interpeller un témoin sur un accident
to question a witness about an accident
3. interpeller (apostropher):
interpeller qn
to call out to sb
interpeller qn (avec brusquerie)
to yell at sb
II. interpeller [ɛ̃tɛʀpəle] VB refl
s'interpeller (s'apostropher)
to yell at each other
I. interpeller [ɛ͂tɛʀpəle] VB trans
1. interpeller (arrêter):
interpeller qn police
to detain sb (for questioning)
2. interpeller (sommer de s'expliquer):
interpeller un témoin sur un accident
to question a witness about an accident
3. interpeller (apostropher):
interpeller qn
to call out to sb
interpeller qn (avec brusquerie)
to yell at sb
II. interpeller [ɛ͂tɛʀpəle] VB refl
interpeller s'interpeller (s'apostropher):
interpeller
to yell at each other
Présent
j'interpelle
tuinterpelles
il/elle/oninterpelle
nousinterpelons
vousinterpelez
ils/ellesinterpellent
Imparfait
j'interpelais
tuinterpelais
il/elle/oninterpelait
nousinterpelions
vousinterpeliez
ils/ellesinterpelaient
Passé simple
j'interpelai
tuinterpelas
il/elle/oninterpela
nousinterpelâmes
vousinterpelâtes
ils/ellesinterpelèrent
Futur simple
j'interpellerai
tuinterpelleras
il/elle/oninterpellera
nousinterpellerons
vousinterpellerez
ils/ellesinterpelleront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
interpeller qn police
to detain sb (for questioning)
interpeller un témoin sur un accident
to question a witness about an accident
interpeller qn
to call out to sb
interpeller qn (avec brusquerie)
to yell at sb
s'interpeller (s'apostropher)
to yell at each other
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Il est interpellé le 10 mai 2020, 74 jours après les événements.
fr.wikipedia.org
Le mardi 8 décembre, 72 personnes sont interpellées et 115 maisons sont fouillées.
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Le 15 février 1999, trois hommes sont interpellés.
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En juin 2021, plusieurs députés européens sont interpellés.
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Ainsi, dès le 16 août 2001, il est interpellé en possession de faux papiers et emprisonné pour « infraction à la législation sur l'immigration ».
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