prekíniti to interrupt; to make a break, to break off; (telefon) to cut off; to disconnect; to intermit; to cease, to suspend; (stike) to drop
prekíniti delo to strike
prekíniti predmet razgovora to drop the subject
prekíniti naročilo časopisa to discontinue a newspaper
koga na kratko, ostro prekíniti to cut someone short, to take someone up short
prekíniti promet to interrupt (ali to hold up) the traffic
osorno koga prekíniti to be curt (ali brusque) with someone, to snub someone