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detener
"detener" means "to detain" in Spanish. It is number 1524 on the frequency list, in A2 (verb).
- Meaning
- to detain; to arrest; to stop, halt, to pause
- IPA
- /deteˈneɾ/
- Forms in this course
- detente, detenido, detenerlo, detuvo, detiene, detenga
- Level
- A2
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Example sentences
- Detente, dije.
Stop, I say.
Tatoeba: ekvintroj / Zifre - Detente ahí.
Stop there.
Tatoeba: marcelostockle / CK - Detente aquí.
Stop here.
Tatoeba: arh / CK
Learned together
In the course, "detener" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.