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él detiene

stops, detains

→ detener
detien to stop + e third-person singular present (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · third singular · present indicative Rare #25,278
stops, detains
SP: La policía detiene al sospechoso.
EN: The police detain the suspect.
Conjugation of detener
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First detengo —
Second detienes —
Third detiene detienen
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First detengo —
Second detengas —
Third detiene detienen

El árbitro detiene la pelea.

The referee stops the fight.

— Dangal (2016)

Nada detiene al amor, Leon.

Nothing stops love, Leon.

— El profesional (Léon) (1994)

Sólo una cosa me detiene.

Only one thing is stopping me.

— Cadena perpetua (1994)

Geeta la detiene.

Geeta stops her.

— Dangal (2016)

Me detiene y empieza a hacerme preguntas.

He stops me and starts asking me questions.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Y la policía no lo detiene.

And the police don't arrest him.

— Ciudad de Dios (2002)

Si no detiene este comportamiento, acabará en prisión.

If he doesn't stop this behavior, he'll end up in prison.

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

Eso no le detiene.

That doesn't stop him.

— Ratatouille (2007)

La muerte no detiene al amor verdadero.

Death does not stop true love.

— La princesa prometida (1987)

Y, ¿Quién te detiene?

And who's stopping you?

— Queen (2014)

La gente valiente siente miedo, pero eso no les detiene.

Brave people feel afraid, but that doesn't stop them.

Si me detiene y llega Mandarina, estoy muerto.

If he stops me and Mandarina arrives, I'm dead.

— Bullet Train (2022)