🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

intervenção

Pronunciation / Transliteration: intervenção

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Intervention/ˌɪn.təˈvɛn.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A intervenção do governo ajudou a economia."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The action or process of intervening, especially to prevent an event or improve a situation.

    "Early intervention can prevent children from falling behind in school."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'intervention' originates from the Latin 'interventio', meaning 'to come between'. It evolved through Middle French before entering English in the 15th century, reflecting a shift from a general sense of coming between to a more specific application in contexts such as social and political actions.

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