detenido

stopped, detained, arrested, under arrest

d e t e ˈn i d o → detener
deten stop + ido past participle
verb · masculine singular · past Uncommon #14,014
stopped Often used with estar to describe something that is not moving or has come to a halt.
SP: El tren está detenido.
EN: The train is stopped.
detained, arrested Commonly used for someone being held by the police (e.g., “fue detenido”).
SP: El sospechoso fue detenido por la policía.
EN: The suspect was detained by the police.
Conjugation of detener

Es la primera vez que el viento se ha detenido.

This is the first time the wind has stopped.

— Nausicaä del valle del viento (1984)

No creo que nadie pudiera haber detenido a Tom.

I don't think anyone could have stopped Tom.

Si quieres más tiempo, nunca te he detenido.

If you want more time, I've never stopped you.

— Anatomía de una caída (2023)

Se ha detenido a un hombre inocente por error.

An innocent man has been arrested by mistake.

Un coche de policía se ha detenido en un lado de la calle.

A police car has stopped on the side of the street.

No creo que pudiera haberme detenido.

I don't think I could have stopped myself.

— Drácula (2025)

Era como si el tiempo se hubiera detenido.

It was as if time had stopped.

Sí, ha detenido la pelea.

Yes, he has stopped the fight.

— The Smashing Machine (2025)

Creo que lo he dejado atrás donde nos habíamos detenido.

I think I left it behind where we had stopped.

— Piku (2015)

El sindicato laboral le ha detenido.

The labor union has detained him.

— ¡Vivir! (1994)

Nunca le habían detenido.

He had never been arrested.

— Mystic River (2003)

El viento se ha detenido.

The wind has stopped.

— Nausicaä del valle del viento (1984)

El puente ha sido volado y el avance ruso detenido.

The bridge has been blown up and the Russian advance halted.

— Los falsificadores (2007)

El tiempo no puede ser detenido.

Time cannot be stopped.

Yo debía haber detenido a tu padre.

I should have stopped your father.

— ¡Vivir! (1994)

Deberían habernos detenido en la puerta.

They should have stopped us at the door.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Querida, como si te hubiera detenido alguna vez.

Darling, as if I had ever stopped you.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Era como si se hubiera detenido el tiempo.

It was as if time had stopped.

Se cree que la policía ha detenido a la mujer equivocada.

It is believed that the police have arrested the wrong woman.

La policía lo ha detenido.

The police have arrested him.

La Stasi la ha detenido y ella te ha delatado.

The Stasi arrested her and she betrayed you.

— La vida de los otros (2006)

Los hemos detenido.

We have arrested them.

— Mystic River (2003)

Mamá debió haber detenido a tu padre.

Mom should have stopped your father.

— ¡Vivir! (1994)

Hemos detenido a los asaltantes.

We have detained the assailants.

— Todo a la vez en todas partes (2022)

adjective · singular Rare #27,432
detained, under arrest Often used to describe a person who has been detained by the police.
SP: El sospechoso está detenido en la comisaría.
EN: The suspect is detained at the police station.
stopped Can describe something that is not moving or has been brought to a halt.
SP: El coche está detenido en el semáforo.
EN: The car is stopped at the traffic light.
Forms of detener
MasculineFeminine
Plural detenidos —

Estás detenido por el asesinato de Tom Jackson.

You are under arrest for the murder of Tom Jackson.

El acusado permanece detenido.

The accused remains in custody.

Está detenido.

He is under arrest.

— State and Main (2000)

Ya está detenido.

He is already under arrest.

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

Queda detenido.

He is under arrest.

— Adiós, muchachos (1987)

Es como si la muerte de su mujer lo hubiera dejado ahí detenido, para siempre.

It's as if his wife's death had left him frozen there, forever.

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

La policía lo tuvo detenido.

The police had him detained.

Estás detenido.

You're under arrest.

Ha estado detenido en el campamento de cine de Faraz.

He has been detained at Faraz's film camp.

— हैदर (2014)

Tom está detenido en el pasado.

Tom is stuck in the past.

Quedas detenido.

You are under arrest.

— Marty Supreme (2025)