detaining in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for detaining 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

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no tenían motivos fundados para detenerlo

they had no justifiable reason for detaining him

retención

detaining

arraigar

to detain

entretener

to detain

no te entretengo más

I won't keep o detain you any longer

retener

to detain

detener (encarcelar)

to detain

demorar

to detain

detaining in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for detaining 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

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retener (detener)

to detain