entremetre

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Etymology

From entre- +‎ metre.

Pronunciation

Verb

entremetre (first-person singular present entremeto, first-person singular preterite entremetí, past participle entremès); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (pronominal) to interfere, to meddle (en in)
    La Generalitat s'ha entremès en les relacions laborals entre empresa i empleades.
    The Generalitat meddled in labour relations between business and employees.

Derived terms

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

entre- +‎ metre

Verb

entremetre

  1. to put between two or more things; to interpose
  2. (reflexive, se entremetre) to occupy oneself with; to engage with
    • c. 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, page 160, lines 1892–3:
      Kariado esluingnerai,
      e d'Isolt vus entremetrez
      I will lead Cariado away from here,
      and you will occupy yourself with Isolde

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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