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intervenir

intervene, step in

verb an-tehr-vuh-NEER Less Common

Origin: Latin intervenire

Also means

occur, take place

Usage Note

Intervenir means to intervene in a situation (la police est intervenue — the police intervened) and also to occur or feature: un facteur qui intervient dans la décision — a factor that plays a role in the decision. The noun is intervention. Note that intervenir is conjugated with être in compound tenses.

Examples

"La police est intervenue rapidement."

Natural Translation

The police intervened quickly.

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