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intervallare

to intersperse

verb een-ter-vahl-LAH-reh Rare

Also means

to alternate

Usage Note

Intervallare means to place intervals between things or to alternate two activities (intervallare il lavoro con pause = to intersperse work with breaks). It is a regular first-conjugation verb.

Examples

"Ha intervallato le lezioni con pause brevi."

Natural Translation

She interspersed the lessons with short breaks.

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