ellos detengan

stop

→ detener
deteng stop + an 3rd-person plural imperative
verb · third plural · imperative Uncommon #22,604
stop Command form used with ustedes (formal or plural “you”); also used in negative commands with ustedes (e.g., “no detengan”).
SP: ¡Detengan el coche, por favor!
EN: Stop the car, please!
Conjugation of detener
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second detente —
Third detenga detengan

Detengan a la atractiva monja.

Stop the attractive nun.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Quiere que detengan la carrera.

He/She wants them to stop the race.

— Senna (2010)

Van a hacer que nos detengan a todos.

They're going to have us all arrested.

— Adiós, muchachos (1987)

Porque vas a hacer que nos detengan.

Because you're going to get us arrested.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Detengan la cuenta atrás.

Stop the countdown.

Y no se detengan por nadie.

And don't let anyone stop you.

— Greenland 2 (2026)

Detengan a este sujeto.

Arrest this man.

— Leviatán (2014)

Detengan todo.

Stop everything.

— Titanic (1997)

Sigamos, no se detengan.

Let's keep going, don't stop.

— El chico y la garza (2023)

Sólo usted puede hacer que se detengan.

Only you can make them stop.

— Quemado por el sol (1994)

Detengan el avión.

Stop the plane.

— Killer Whale (2026)

No quiero que le detengan.

I don't want him to be arrested.

— Mystic River (2003)

Detengan a esos dos.

Arrest those two.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Detengan la lucha.

Stop fighting.

— También la lluvia (2011)