La Palabra del Día: "detener"
detener (deh-teh-nerr')
verb ( to stop; to delay, to hinder, to waste time; to arrest, to detain )
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1. Detenga el coche al borde de la cerca.
Stop the car at the edge of the fence.
2. No nos detengamos demasiado aquí.
Let's not waste too much time here.
28 Answers
It should be illegal to detain someone without cause.
Debería ser ilegal para detener alguien sin causa.
Lamento llegar tarde. Las ovejas que cruzaban la calle me detuvieron.
Sorry for arriving late. The sheep that were crossing the street delayed me.
Cuando comienzo un proyecto , yo no detendré hasta está terminar.
Corrected sentence,-no me detendré hasta terminarlo
When I start a project, I will not stop until it is finished.
You can cut all the flowers , but you can't stop spring.
Podrán cortar todas las flores pero no podrán detener la primavera.
Contamos con héroes como tú que nos ayuden a detener la crueldad hacia los animales y crear una sociedad más humana para los animales y las personas por igual.
We rely on heroes like you to help us stop animal cruelty and create a more humane society for animals and people alike.
Gracias a Carlos:
A él le tomó mucho tiempo pintar la casa y la caminoneta en estos colores vívidos y pintorescos.
Thanks to Rac:
It took him a long time to paint the house and the truck in these vivid and picturesque colores.
En los Estados Unidos muchas personas son detenidas cada dia. Desafortunadamente no hay suficiente espacio para todos ellos en nuestras cárceles.
In the United States, many people are arrested every day. Unfortunately, there is not enough space for all of them in our prisons.
El árbitro detuvo el combate de boxeo para proteger al boxeador lesionado.
The referee stopped the boxing match to protect the injured boxer.
It is impossible to stop the forces of nature.
Está imposible detener las fuerzas de la naturaleza
Before you get married, check if everything is all right. 
Some people really have very good friends with "unbelievable" sense of humour. They want to help in every situation. Nothing will stop them. What great friends!
Antes de casarte, comprueba si todo está bien. Algunas personas realmente tienen muy buenos amigos con "increíble" sentido del humor . Ellos quieren ayudar en cada situación. Nada les detendrá. ¡Qué estupendos amigos!
No estoy deteniendo. Estoy recargando mis pilas.
I´m not wasting time. I´m recharging my batteries.
No me detenga estoy en una carrera. Dont detain me I am in a race.
Nuestros amigos estuvieron detenidos a causa de un neumático pinchado y llegaron tarde a la fiesta.
Our friends were held up by a flat tyre and arrived late at the party.
I'm sorry I'm late. I was detained by aliens, and the dog ate my homework.
Siento que llego tarde. Fui detenido por los extraterrestre, y el perro comió mis tareas.
El policía detuvo el conductor por la posibilidad que fuera manejando cuando borracho.
The police detained the driver for the posibility that he was driving while drunk.
