intervene
US /ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈviːn/
UK /ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈviːn/
1.
intervenire, intromettersi
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 polizia ha dovuto intervenire per fermare la rissa.
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He decided to intervene in the dispute between his friends.
Ha deciso di intervenire nella disputa tra i suoi amici.
2.
intercorrere, intervenire
(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 lungo periodo di pace intervenne prima della guerra successiva.
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Several years intervened between his first and second novels.
Diversi anni intervennero tra il suo primo e il secondo romanzo.