detained in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for detained in the English»French Dictionary

detain [Brit dɪˈteɪn, Am dəˈteɪn] VB trans

1. detain (delay):

detain

retenir

I won't detain you any longer

je ne vous retiendrai pas plus longtemps

2. detain (keep in custody):

detain prisoner

placer [qn] en détention

to be detained for questioning

être placé en garde à vue pour être interrogé

3. detain (in hospital):

detain

garder

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unlawfully detained

détenu arbitrairement

I shall be unavoidably detained

j'ai un empêchement

indefinitely continue, last, stay, detain

indéfiniment

to be detained at Her/His Majesty's pleasure form

être en or être envoyé en prison

Translations for detained in the French»English Dictionary

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le Président, empêché, a dû se décommander

the President has been detained and has had to cancel

il a été détenu abusivement

he was wrongfully detained

détenir criminel, suspect

to detain

il n'a pas pu venir à cause d'un empêchement de dernière minute

he couldn't come because he was unavoidably detained at the last minute

tenu par

detained by

être tenu par une affaire urgente

to be held up ou detained by an urgent matter

detained in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for detained in the English»French Dictionary

I.detain [dɪˈteɪn] VB intr

detain

retenir

II.detain [dɪˈteɪn] VB trans

1. detain (hold as prisoner):

detain

détenir

to detain sb without trial

être emprisonné sans jugement

2. detain form (delay):

detain

retarder

3. detain form (keep waiting):

detain

faire patienter

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to be unavoidably detained

avoir un empêchement

Translations for detained in the French»English Dictionary

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être empêché (retenu)

to be detained

détenir

to detain

interpeller qn police

to detain sb (for questioning)

garder qn à vue

to detain sb

garder

to detain

detained Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to detain sb without trial

être emprisonné sans jugement

to be unavoidably detained

avoir un empêchement

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

An army spokesman said 109 were detained in the government's strongest effort yet to end the mutiny.

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However, despite this cordial welcome, he was soon arrested and detained in the Tower of London as a spy.

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Many of those detained experienced ill-treatment.

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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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Lawless was detained under emergency legislation on his third arrest.

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In cases without physical restraint or legal obligation, it may not be clear whether a person has been detained.

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A strongbox containing the poor money, destined to relieve poverty in the parish, was broken into and stolen in 1789, and two men were detained but later acquitted.

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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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She was detained and quarantined after another typhoid outbreak.

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