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French word
intervention
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛ̃tɛʁvɑ̃sjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine nounintervention
Example
L'intervention de la police a mis fin à la bagarre.
The police intervention brought the fight to an end.
More examples
Elle a fait une intervention très claire pendant la réunion.
She made a very clear statement during the meeting.
Core concept
A deliberate step into an ongoing situation that changes, assists, or controls its course.
Common phrases
faire une intervention
make a statement
une intervention en réunion
a statement in a meeting
une intervention publique
a public statement
Similar words
initiative: A proactive action or proposal intended to promote change or resolve a problem.
médiation: A third-party process that seeks to resolve a dispute through discussion.
opération: An organized series of actions carried out to achieve a specific purpose.
Definition in French
Action d'intervenir pour modifier, aider ou contrôler une situation par une action directe.
Word origin
French intervention comes from Latin interventio, from intervenire, built from inter, 'between', and venire, 'come'.
Usage tips
- Intervention is feminine, so standard forms include une intervention and cette intervention.
Other meanings
- speechnoun
- operationnoun
Opposites
- inactioninactionnoun
- passivitépassivitynoun
Related words
- intervenirinterveneverb
- intervenantspeakernoun