intervention

the act of becoming involved in a situation to improve it or prevent something bad from happening

intervención, acción

• an intervention

Collocations medical intervention · police intervention

• The police made an intervention to stop the fight.

  La policía intervino para detener la pelea.

a medical treatment or procedure that is intended to cure a disease or injury

tratamiento, intervención médica

• an intervention

Collocations emergency intervention · surgical intervention

• The patient needed a surgical intervention.

  El paciente necesitaba una intervención quirúrgica.

the act of a court or judge becoming involved in a situation to make decisions about it

intervención judicial, decisión de un tribunal

• an intervention

Collocations court intervention · judicial intervention

• The court made an intervention in the case.

  El tribunal intervino en el caso.

a discussion or negotiation to solve a problem or reach an agreement

negociación, conversación para resolver un problema

• an intervention

Collocations peace negotiation · diplomatic intervention

• The peace negotiations were successful.

  Las negociaciones de paz fueron exitosas.

a special teaching method used to help a student who is having difficulty learning or behaving properly in school

intervención educativa, método de enseñanza especial

• an intervention

Collocations educational intervention · behavioral intervention

• The school provided an educational intervention for the student.

  La escuela proporcionó una intervención educativa para el estudiante.

the act of a country or organization becoming involved in another country's affairs to influence its policies or actions

intervención política, acción de una nación en los asuntos de otra

• an intervention

Collocations political intervention · diplomatic intervention

• The United Nations made an intervention in the conflict.

  Las Naciones Unidas intervinieron en el conflicto.

a substance added to a chemical reaction to speed it up or slow it down, but not consumed in the process

catalizador, sustancia que acelera o ralentiza una reacción química

• an intervention

Collocations chemical intervention · reaction accelerator

• The chemical intervention increased the reaction rate.

  La intervención química aumentó la velocidad de reacción.

a legal action taken by a court to stop or prevent something from happening, such as an illegal activity or a breach of contract

medida cautelar, acción judicial para prevenir algo ilegal

• an intervention

Collocations legal intervention · court order

• The court made an intervention to prevent the sale of the property.

  El tribunal intervino para prevenir la venta de la propiedad.