detidos

detained, held (in custody)

→ deter
det hold back; detain + ido past participle + s Plural
verb · plural · past Rare #34,005
detained, held (in custody) Often used in news/police contexts to mean someone was detained/arrested.
PO: Dois suspeitos foram detidos pela polícia.
EN: Two suspects were detained by the police.
Conjugation of deter
Past
detidodetidos

Eles logo serão detidos.

They will be arrested soon.

— Henrique V (1989)

Entregaram ao policial quando eles foram detidos.

They handed it over to the police when they were detained.

— A Lenda de Bhagat Singh (2002)

Eles acabaram de serem detidos em Chawla.

They have just been detained in Chawla.

— Irmão Bajrangi (2015)

Os suspeitos foram detidos na madrugada.

The suspects were arrested in the early morning.

Por que eles não podem ser detidos?

Why can't they be detained?

Olha, aqueles foram detidos.

Look, those people were arrested.

— E Sua Mãe Também (2001)