intervención divina
/inteɾbenθjon dibina/from spelling rulesfeminine
The English phrase 'divine intervention' is translated into Spanish as intervención divina.
intervención divina is used to describe an intervention by God.
Meaning: intervention by God (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a direct cognate of the English 'divine intervention'. The word intervención means intervention and divina means divine.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase is feminine, so any accompanying adjectives or articles must also be feminine.
Did you know?
- In legal or political contexts, intervención has a different meaning, referring to the state taking control of a company or a government seizing assets.
- The adjective divina is also used to describe something 'exquisite' or 'wonderful' in a non-religious sense, such as 'una comida divina' (a divine meal).
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, when something incredibly lucky happens, people might say es obra de Dios (it is God's work) instead of using the more formal intervención divina.
Examples in context
- Fue una intervención divina.It was a divine intervention.Tatoeba #2828720 by marcelostockle, translation #2230529 by Hybrid
- La intervención divina cambió por completo el rumbo de la situación.Divine intervention completely changed the course of the situation.
- No lo puedo creer, fue una verdadera intervención de Dios lo que sucedió.I can't believe it, it was a true intervention of God that happened.
- Creemos que fue una intervención divina.We believe it was a divine intervention.
- Sin una intervención divina, habríamos perdido todo.Without divine intervention, we would have lost everything.
Example conversation
Sofía and Mateo are talking about a lucky escape from an accident.
- Sofía¡No puedo creer que estés bien, Mateo!I can't believe you are okay, Mateo!
- MateoYo tampoco, fue una intervención divina.Me neither, it was a divine intervention.
- SofíaTienes mucha suerte de estar vivo.You are very lucky to be alive.
- MateoSí, realmente soy un hombre afortunado.Yes, I really am a lucky man.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “divine intervention” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
