detenerse

stop; come to a stop

→ detener
de removal or reversal + tener to have + se Reflexive
verb Rare #24,750
stop; come to a stop Reflexive verb; used when a person/thing stops (intransitive: ‘to stop oneself’).
SP: El coche va a detenerse en el semáforo.
EN: The car is going to stop at the traffic light.
Conjugation of detener
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second detente —
Third detenga detengan
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 —

Tom quería detenerse y pensar.

Tom wanted to stop and think.

Un hombre miente sin poder detenerse.

A man lies without being able to stop.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

El rojo del semáforo significa que hay que detenerse sin excepción.

A red traffic light means you must stop without exception.

El tiempo parecía detenerse.

Time seemed to stand still.

Es usted la que debería detenerse, y no ponerse nerviosa.

You are the one who should stop, and not get nervous.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

No puede detenerse allí, amigo.

You can't stop there, my friend.

— La doncella (2016)

Quería detenerse.

He wanted to stop.

— Senna (2010)

Quizás sea tiempo de pensar en detenerse.

Maybe it's time to think about stopping.

Una mujer tan educada como tu no debería detenerse de decir lo que piensa.

A woman as educated as you shouldn't stop saying what she thinks.

— Piku (2015)

El truco está en detenerse.

The trick is to stop.

— Roofman: Un ladrón en el tejado (2025)

Respiraba alto después de correr la maratón entera sin detenerse.

She was breathing heavily after running the entire marathon without stopping.

Aunque vaya despacio, lo importante es no detenerse hasta llegar a la meta del proyecto.

Even if it goes slowly, the important thing is not to stop until you reach the project's goal.

No Io hizo detenerse.

No, Io made him stop.

— El conformista (1971)