detener
detener
transitive verb
1
to stop
(parar)
- consiguieron detener la hemorragia -> they managed to stop the bleeding
- estaba decidido, nada podía detenerlo -> he had made up his mind, nothing could stop him
2
to arrest
(arrestar)
3
to keep, to delay
(entretener)
detenerse
pronomial verb
1
to stop
(pararse)
- detenerse a hacer algo -> to stop to do something
- se detuvo a hablar con una amiga y llegó tarde -> she stopped to talk to a friend and was late
2
to hang about, to linger
(demorarse)
- no te detengas tanto con la presentación y ve al grano -> don't spend so much time on the presentation and get to the point
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detener [day-tay-nerr’]
article & verb transitive
1
To stop, to detain, to hinder, to fix.
- Detener el progreso de -> to hold up the progress of
2
To arrest, to imprison, to constrain.
3
To keep, to keep back, to retain, to reserve.
verb reflexive
4
To tarry, to stay, to continue, to forbear, to give over.
5
To be detained, to stop, to be at leisure.
- Se detuvo a mirarlo -> he stopped to look at it
6
To consider a thing maturely.
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Verb Conjugation for "detener"
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | detengo | detuve | detenía | detendré | detenga |
| Tú | detienes | detuviste | detenías | detendrás | detengas |
| Ella/Él/Usted | detiene | detuvo | detenía | detendrá | detenga |
| Nosotros | detenemos | detuvimos | deteníamos | detendremos | detengamos |
| Vosotros | detenéis | detuvisteis | deteníais | detendréis | detengáis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | detienen | detuvieron | detenían | detendrán | detengan |
