intervene

intervenir

Prendre part à une situation pour aider, éviter des problèmes ou changer le cours des choses.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : intervene in something (The teacher intervened in the argument.); intervene to do something (A neighbor intervened to stop the fight.)

Synonymes : step in, get involved, interfere

Expressions courantes : intervene in something, intervene to help, police intervene

survenir, faire obstacle

Survenir de façon inattendue et empêcher ou retarder autre chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : get in the way, intrude

Expressions courantes : something may intervene, intervene to prevent

se trouver entre, s’interposer

Se trouver entre deux personnes, lieux, choses ou moments.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : intervene between A and B (A deep valley intervenes between the two villages.)

Synonymes : lie between, come between

Expressions courantes : intervene between something, years intervene

intervenir

Se joindre à un procès en cours pour défendre ses propres intérêts.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : intervene in something (The company asked to intervene in the lawsuit.)

Expressions courantes : intervene in proceedings, permission to intervene, intervene in litigation