intervene

intervenir

Participar en una situación para ayudar, detener un problema o cambiar lo que sucede.

En inglés sencillo: To become involved in a situation to help, stop trouble, or change what happens.

• The police had to intervene.
• She intervened in the dispute between her colleagues.
• Why did the government refuse to intervene?

Cómo se usa: intervene in something (The teacher intervened in the argument.); intervene to do something (A neighbor intervened to stop the fight.)

Sinónimos: step in, get involved, interfere

Expresiones frecuentes: intervene in something, intervene to help, police intervene

interponerse, interferir

Ocurrir de forma inesperada e impedir o retrasar otra cosa.

En inglés sencillo: To happen unexpectedly and stop or delay something else.

• We will leave unless something intervenes.
• An unexpected illness intervened and delayed our trip.
• Nothing intervened to prevent the work from starting.

Sinónimos: get in the way, intrude

Expresiones frecuentes: something may intervene, intervene to prevent

mediar, interponerse

Estar situado entre dos personas, lugares, cosas o momentos.

En inglés sencillo: To lie or exist between two people, places, things, or times.

• A wall intervenes between the gardens.
• Ten years intervened between their meetings.
• A wide river intervened between the town and the forest.

Cómo se usa: intervene between A and B (A deep valley intervenes between the two villages.)

Sinónimos: lie between, come between

Expresiones frecuentes: intervene between something, years intervene

intervenir, personarse

Incorporarse a un juicio que ya está en curso para defender los propios intereses.

En inglés sencillo: To join an existing court case to protect your own interests.

• The court allowed her to intervene.
• Several organizations applied to intervene in the case.
• He intervened because the judgment could affect his property.

Cómo se usa: intervene in something (The company asked to intervene in the lawsuit.)

Expresiones frecuentes: intervene in proceedings, permission to intervene, intervene in litigation