intervene

intervene
intə'vi:n
verb
1) (to interfere in a quarrel: He intervened in the dispute.) intervenir
2) (to be or come between, in place or time: A week intervened before our next meeting.) transcurrir
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intervene vb intervenir
El gerundio de intervene se escribe intervening
intervene
tr[ɪntə'viːn]
intransitive verb
1 (person) intervenir (in, en)
■ he was forced to intervene se vio obligado a intervenir
■ I intervened on her behalf intervine por (parte de) ella
■ she intervened in their quarrel intervino en la riña
2 (event etc) sobrevenir, ocurrir
■ the war intervened la guerra sobrevino
3 formal use (time) transcurrir, mediar
intervene [.ɪntər'vi:n] vi, -vened ; -vening
1) elapse: transcurrir, pasar
the intervening years: los años intermediarios
2) intercede: intervenir, interceder, mediar
intervene
v.
• interponer v.
• intervenir v.
(§pres: -vengo, -vienes...-venimos) pret: -vin-
fut: -vendr-•)
• mediar v.
'ɪntər'viːn, ˌɪntə'viːn
intransitive verb
a) (interpose oneself) intervenir*

he intervened with the authorities on our behalf — intervino or (frml) intercedió ante las autoridades en nuestro favor

b) (interrupt) \<\<fate\>\> interponerse*, intervenir*; \<\<event\>\> sobrevenir*
c) intervening pres p

in the intervening period — en el interín or ínterin

[ˌɪntǝ'viːn]
VI
1) (=take part) [person] intervenir, tomar parte (in en); [government] intervenir (in en)
2) (=step in) [person] interponerse; [fate] cruzarse, interponerse

we were to marry but the war intervened — íbamos a casarnos pero se interpuso la guerra

to intervene (with sb) on sb's behalf — interceder por algn (ante algn)

3) (=crop up) surgir, sobrevenir

if nothing intervenes to prevent it — si no surge nada que lo impida

* * *
['ɪntər'viːn, ˌɪntə'viːn]
intransitive verb
a) (interpose oneself) intervenir*

he intervened with the authorities on our behalf — intervino or (frml) intercedió ante las autoridades en nuestro favor

b) (interrupt) \<\<fate\>\> interponerse*, intervenir*; \<\<event\>\> sobrevenir*
c) intervening pres p

in the intervening period — en el interín or ínterin


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