pārtraukt

pārtraukt

"To interrupt" or "to stop."

In this sentence, "pārtraukt" is used in the sense of 'interrupting' an ongoing activity, specifically the conversation, signifying ceasing or pausing it abruptly.

Es nevaru uzreiz pārtraukt šo sarunu.

I cannot immediately interrupt this conversation.

Here, "pārtraukt" means 'to stop' or 'to make an action cease,' in this case, stopping the action of speaking loudly.

Lūdzu, pārtrauc skaļi runāt.

Please stop speaking loudly.

In this sentence, "pārtraukt" is used to mean 'to terminate' or 'to discontinue' something, here referring to a project.

Viņi nolēma pārtraukt projektu resursu trūkuma dēļ.

They decided to discontinue the project due to lack of resources.