arresto

arrest

arresto(ah-rrehs-toh)

A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).

masculine noun

1. (act of arresting)

a. arrest

El arresto del sospechoso de asesinato se produjo después de que la policía descubriera pruebas incriminatorias.The arrest of the murder suspect took place after the police discovered some incriminating evidence.

2. (act of detaining)

a. detention

El enemigo no liberaría nuestros soldados de su arresto hasta que acordamos firmar el tratado.The enemy wouldn't release our soldiers from their detention until we agreed to sign the treaty.

arresto

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (detención)

a. arrest

2. (law)

a.

arresto domiciliariohouse arrest

arrestoscourage

tener arrestos para hacer algoto have the courage to do something

arresto

1 (Jur) (acción) arrest; (detención) remand; (Mil) detention; confinement

estar bajo arresto to be under arrest

arresto domiciliario house arrest

arresto mayor (España) imprisonment for from one month and a day to six months

arresto menor (España) imprisonment for from one day to thirty days

arresto preventivo preventive detention

2 arrestos (arrojo) daring

singular

; (s)

tener arrestos to be bold; be daring