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detener

to stop, to arrest

d e t e ˈn e ɾ
de removal or reversal + tener to have
verb Uncommon #10,717
to stop Often used for stopping a process, movement, or activity (more formal than “parar”).
SP: El policía va a detener el coche.
EN: The police officer is going to stop the car.
to arrest Used when the police take someone into custody.
SP: La policía decidió detener al sospechoso.
EN: The police decided to arrest the suspect.
Conjugation of detener
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second detente —
Third detenga detengan
detenerla
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First — detuvimos
Second detuviste —
Third detuvo detuvieron
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First detendré detendremos
Third detendrá —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First detendré detendremos
Third detendrá —
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First detengo —
Second detienes —
Third detiene detienen
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First detengo —
Second detengas —
Third detiene detienen
Conditional
SingularPlural
First detendría —
Third detendría —

Acabo de detener el reloj en la casa del señor Jean.

I just stopped the clock at Mr. Jean's house.

— El manantial de las colinas (1986)

Nos tuvimos que detener por dos horas en San Francisco debido a la niebla.

We had to stop for two hours in San Francisco because of the fog.

Nada me iba a detener.

Nothing was going to stop me.

— Tropa de élite (2007)

Detener los motores a babor.

Stop the port engines.

— El submarino (Das Boot) (1981)

Hay que detener el sangrado.

The bleeding must be stopped.

— Primate (2026)

Voy a detener esto.

I'm going to stop this.

— El club de la lucha (1999)

Mary sabe que la van a detener.

Mary knows they’re going to arrest her.

Varelans no pudo detener la pelea.

Varelans couldn't stop the fight.

— The Smashing Machine (2025)

Vamos a detener la construcción del palacio.

We are going to stop the construction of the palace.

— Astérix y Obélix: Misión Cleopatra (2002)

Ahora no se va a detener.

Now it's not going to stop.

— Star Trek II: La ira de Khan (1982)

Nadie me va a detener.

Nobody is going to stop me.

O sea que no hay nada que pueda detener esto.

So there's nothing that can stop this.

— El quinto elemento (1997)

Detener los motores.

Stop the engines.

— El submarino (Das Boot) (1981)

No, no es posible detener la fábrica.

No, it is not possible to stop the factory.

— El chico y la garza (2023)

Rob, podrías detener esto.

Rob, could you stop this?

— Sin piedad (2026)

No podemos detener la invasión de Cao Cao.

We cannot stop Cao Cao's invasion.

— Acantilado rojo (2008)

Debemos detener la resurrección de ese monstruo a toda costa.

We must stop the resurrection of that monster at all costs.

— Nausicaä del valle del viento (1984)

Las paredes de hierro no pueden detener nuestra fuerza.

Iron walls cannot stop our strength.

— Acantilado rojo (2008)

Detener al detective Diallo y a Robert Nelson.

Arrest Detective Diallo and Robert Nelson.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Sabes detener esto, ¿verdad?

You know how to stop this, right?

— El quinto elemento (1997)

A quien está intentando detener la construcción del templo.

To the one who is trying to stop the construction of the temple.

— P.K. (Peekay) (2014)

Chicos, nos van a detener.

Guys, they're going to arrest us.

— Sólo se vive una vez (2011)

No puedes detener el progreso.

You can't stop progress.

No te voy a detener.

I'm not going to stop you.

Los voy a detener.

I'm going to stop them.

Un tipo que sueña con detener las olas.

A guy who dreams of stopping the waves.

— La diva (1981)

Detener los motores a estribor.

Stop the starboard engines.

— El submarino (Das Boot) (1981)

Van a detener la carrera.

They're going to stop the race.

— Senna (2010)

Es imposible detener la epidemia.

It is impossible to stop the epidemic.

— Carandiru (2003)

No lo puedo detener.

I can't stop it.

Solo ustedes podrán detener un nuevo genocidio.

Only you can stop another genocide.

— Genocidal Organ (2017)

Detener.

Arrest.

— TRON: Ares (2025)

No puedo detener el sangrado.

I can't stop the bleeding.

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retener r e t e ˈn e ɾ