intervene

[US]/ˌɪntəˈviːn/
[UK]/ˌɪntərˈviːn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. at interferere; at mægle i interferens; at hindre eller forhindre.
Word Forms
Past Participleintervened
Past Tenseintervened
Present Participleintervening
Third Person Singularintervenes

Phrases & Collocations

intervene in

gribe ind i

Example Sentences

intervene in a dispute

deltage i en tvist

intervene in the strike

deltage i strejken

intervened to prevent a fight.

greb ind for at forhindre en slåskamp.

the fault of the keen therapist is to start to intervene during the assessment phase.

Den dygtige terapeuters fejl er at begynde at gribe ind under vurderingsfasen.

Christmas intervened and the investigation was suspended.

Julen greb ind, og efterforskningen blev suspenderet.

A year intervened between the two dynasties.

Der gik et år imellem de to dynastier.

intervene in the internal affairs of other countries

deltage i andre landes interne anliggender

You don't intervene between those two drunks.

Du blander dig ikke mellem de to fulde.

should we deliberately intervene in the climate system to counteract global warming?.

skal vi bevidst gribe ind i klimasystemet for at modvirke den globale opvarmning?.

A week intervenes between Xmas and New Year’s Day.

Der går en uge imellem jul og nytårsdag.

He secretly hoped that fate would intervene and save him having to meet her.

Han håbede i hemmelighed at skæbnen ville gribe ind og redde ham fra at skulle møde hende.

he acted outside his authority when he intervened in the dispute.

han handlede uden for sine beføjelser, da han greb ind i tvisten.

The chairman felt that it was his place to intervene in the disagreement between two of his committee members.

Formanden mente, at det var hans pligt at gribe ind i uenigheden mellem to af hans udvalgsmedlemmer.

The perspicuity of Scripture means that there is no “necessity for human interpreters to intervene between Scripture and those to whom Scripture comes.

Skriftens klarhed betyder, at der ikke er noget "behov for, at menneskelige tolke skal gribe ind mellem Skriften og dem, som Skriften henvender sig til.

Real-world Examples

A few hours later, the attorney general intervened.

Et par timer senere greb den Attorney General ind.

Source: NPR News February 2020 Compilation

New learning drives out old learning when insufficient time intervenes.”

Ny læring fortrænger gammel læring, når der ikke er tilstrækkeligt med tid.

Source: Crash Course Learning Edition

Anti-riot police didn't intervene to disperse the crowds.

Antiriot-politiet greb ikke ind for at sprede folkemængden.

Source: BBC Listening Collection February 2020

Meanwhile, the White House is threatening more sanctions if Russia intervenes there.

I mellemtiden truer Det Hvide Hus med yderligere sanktioner, hvis Rusland griber ind der.

Source: AP Listening Collection April 2014

Amazon had alleged that President Trump intervened to deny it the contract in 2019.

Amazon havde hævdet, at Præsident Trump greb ind for at nægte den kontrakten i 2019.

Source: PBS English News

He said UN peacekeepers intervened but one was killed.

Han sagde, at FN-fredsbevogtere greb ind, men en blev dræbt.

Source: BBC Listening of the Month

God knows how it would have ended had not Paklin intervened.

Gud ved hvordan det ville være endt, hvis ikke Paklin havde grebet ind.

Source: Virgin Land (Part 1)

He urged the United States not to intervene.

Han opfordrede USA til ikke at gribe ind.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2014

So we should approach abuse as an opportunity to intervene, not incarcerate.

Så vi bør se på misbrug som en mulighed for at gribe ind, ikke at lukke inde.

Source: Scientific American March 2013 Collection

Early detection and then appropriately intervening can significantly alter the trajectories of young people.

Tidig opdagelse og efterfølgende passende indgriben kan i betydelig grad ændre unge menneskers udviklingsforløb.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

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