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detenido

/deteˈnido/, [d̪e.t̪eˈni.ð̞o]

arrested, detainee, stopped

Adjective detenido (feminine detenida, masculine plural detenidos, feminine plural detenidas)

  1. arrested
  2. stopped
  3. thorough, careful

Noun detenido m (plural detenidos, feminine detenida, feminine plural detenidas)

  1. detainee
  2. prisoner, arrested person

Verb detenido m (feminine singular detenida, masculine plural detenidos, feminine plural detenidas)

  1. Masculine singular past participle of detener.

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Examples

  • El tiempo no puede ser detenido.

    Time cannot be stopped.

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  • ¿Estoy detenido?

    Am I under arrest?

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  • Está detenido por poner en peligro el bienestar de un menor.

    You're under arrest for endangering the welfare of a minor.

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  • Liberaron al detenido.

    The prisoner was set at liberty.

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  • Se ha detenido a un hombre inocente por error.

    An innocent man was arrested by mistake.

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  • Quedas detenido.

    You're under arrest.

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  • Se cree que la policía ha detenido a la mujer equivocada.

    The police are believed to have arrested the wrong woman.

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  • El detenido fue puesto en libertad.

    The prisoner was set at liberty.

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  • Vive como si en este mundo solo estuvierais Dios y tú, de modo que tu corazón no pueda verse detenido por nada humano.

    Live as though only God and yourself were in this world, so that your heart may not be detained by anything human.

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  • ¿Señor Roberto? Queda usted detenido.

    Mr. Roberto? You're under arrest.

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