detain in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for detain 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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indefinitely continue, last, stay, detain

indéfiniment

Translations for detain in the French»English Dictionary

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détenir criminel, suspect

to detain

retenir personne

to detain

detain in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for detain 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

Translations for detain in the French»English Dictionary

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détenir

to detain

interpeller qn police

to detain sb (for questioning)

garder qn à vue

to detain sb

garder

to detain

detain Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to detain sb without trial

être emprisonné sans jugement

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The police detain and question everyone but are unable to distinguish the identically dressed hostages from the robbers.

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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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Secures and processes crime scenes, conducts preliminary investigations, gathers evidence, obtain witness statements and, if necessary, detain suspects.

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He was eventually disarmed by the guards and detained.

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They arrested 52 people, of which were students, union members and workers, all still currently detained.

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He was taken to a police station and detained for fifteen days.

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One protester said that while detained, soldiers kicked him over and over again.

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Worse, if the foreigner does not have a country that will accept them, they can be detained indefinitely without trial.

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All prisoners are detained until they die and prisoners are never released.

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He was detained for eight hours until being released.

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