intervene
US /ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈviːn/
UK /ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈviːn/
1.
intervenir, mediar
come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events
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The police had to intervene to stop the fight.
La policía tuvo que intervenir para detener la pelea.
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He decided to intervene in the dispute between his friends.
Decidió intervenir en la disputa entre sus amigos.
2.
intervenir, mediar
(of an event or circumstance) occur between two things, especially so as to prevent or modify a result
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A long period of peace intervened before the next war.
Un largo período de paz intervino antes de la siguiente guerra.
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Several years intervened between his first and second novels.
Varios años intervinieron entre su primera y segunda novela.