detained in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for detained in the English»Spanish Dictionary

detain [Am dəˈteɪn, Brit dɪˈteɪn] VB trans

1. detain (delay) form:

don't let me detain you

no quiero entretenerlo or demorarlo

I was detained by a customer

me demoré con un cliente

it need not detain us long

no debiera tomarnos mucho tiempo

2. detain (in custody):

detain

detener

3. detain (in hospital):

detain

retener

detain

hacer quedar

4. detain SCHOOL:

detain

dejar castigado

detain

hacer quedar después de clase

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forcibly enter/detain

por la fuerza

to be detained during Her/His Majesty's pleasure (in UK) LAW

quedar detenido indefinidamente a discreción del Ministerio del Interior

she was detained by the Belgian authorities

fue detenida por las autoridades belgas

Translations for detained in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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las personas detenidas

those detained

los detenidos durante la batida

those detained during the raid

se procedió a la filiación de los detenidos

the details of those detained were then taken down

desaparecidos

The name for people who in the 1970s, during the military dictatorships in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, were detained by the police, secret police and the armed forces in a campaign to restore "law and order". Thousands of detainees were murdered and never seen again.

arraigar

to detain

entretener

to detain

no te entretengo más

I won't keep o detain you any longer

detained in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for detained in the English»Spanish Dictionary

detain [dɪˈteɪn] VB trans

1. detain (hold as prisoner):

detain

detener

2. detain:

detain (delay)

entretener

detain (keep waiting)

retener

Translations for detained in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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retener (detener)

to detain

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English

In one case, a resident alien with a 20-year old battery conviction was detained for more than four years before being released.

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Students began surrounding campus police officers and demanded release of the detained protesters in return for letting the officers leave.

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Many of those detained experienced ill-treatment.

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After trying to purchase fuel from locals, the aircrew were detained and handed over to the police.

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In other cases, if the vessel is detained beyond the fixed number of demurrage days, the ship owner can recover damages for detention.

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They were detained on baseless charges, convicted without evidence and in violation of due process, and are each serving 20-year jail sentences.

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This necessarily included her subjection to the body cavity search and being detained overnight in a cell in deplorable conditions.

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If the detained foreign national so requests, the police must fax that notice to the embassy or consulate, which can then check up on the person.

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The police took possession of the telephone exchange, detained all employees, and made a thorough search of documents on the premises.

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Police said he was being detained on suspicion of organized crime links, hooliganism and threatening public officials.

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