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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