intervenir

Definitions of intervenir
  1. verb
    act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
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    type of:
    négocier
    discuss the terms of an arrangement
  2. verb
    break into a conversation
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    types:
    désorganiser, interrompre
    interfere in someone else's activity
    enlever le danseur, interrompre
    interrupt a dancing couple in order to take one of them as one's own partner
    type of:
    couper, interrompre
    make a break in
  3. verb
    get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
    synonyms: s'impliquer, s'interposer
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    type of:
    agir ensemble, interagir
    act together or towards others or with others
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