intervenir
verbo:intransitivo
1 (tomar parte) to take part
no intervino en el debate he did not take part in the debate; la reyerta en la que intervino el acusado the brawl in which the defendant took part was involved;o
2 (injerirse) to intervene
España rehusó intervenir militarmente Spain refused to intervene militarily; la policía intervino para separar a las dos pandillas the police intervened to separate the two gangs
3 (mediar)
el presidente intervino para que se pudiera llegar a un acuerdo the president mediated interceded so that an agreement could be reached;o intervino para que los sacaran de la cárcel he used his influence to get them out of prison; las circunstancias que intervinieron en mi dimisión the circumstances that influenced my resignation; él no intervino en la decisión he did not have a hand in the decision
verbo:transitivo
1 (controlar) to take over; take control of
la junta militar intervino todas las cadenas estatales the junta took over took control of all the state-run channels;o el gobierno intervino a los ferroviarios the government took over took control of the railworkers' union;o
