el arresto

arrest, apprehension, I arrest

a ˈr e s t o
arrest to arrest + o 1st-person singular present (indicative or subjunctive)
noun · masculine Rare #30,489
arrest, apprehension In legal contexts, arresto refers to taking someone into custody.
SP: La policía hizo un arresto anoche.
EN: The police made an arrest last night.

El lunes no se produjo ningún arresto.

No arrests were made on Monday.

El arresto provisional es el mejor método.

Provisional arrest is the best method.

— La vida de los otros (2006)

Si no hubieran cerrado el VCAT, ya habría algún arresto.

If they hadn't closed the VCAT, there would have been some arrests by now.

— El botín (2026)

Cinco minutos antes y hubieras hecho un arresto bastante bueno.

Five minutes earlier and you would have made a pretty good arrest.

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

Háblame de tu arresto.

Tell me about your arrest.

— Aún estoy aquí (2024)

Ha de ser por el arresto de Peter.

It must be because of Peter's arrest.

— La Grande Vadrouille (1966)

¡Cinco días de arresto!

Five days under arrest!

— Летят журавли (1957)

Inmediatamente seguido de mi arresto, fui interrogado varias veces.

Immediately following my arrest, I was interrogated several times.

¿Hicieron un arresto?

Did they make an arrest?

— Guardianes Del Día (2006)

El arresto más importante que he hecho.

The most important arrest I've ever made.

— Rebeca (1940)

¿Esta carta ha sido el motivo para el arresto de Barateli?

Was this letter the reason for Barateli’s arrest?

— მონანიება (1987)

¿Dije"arresto"?

Did I say “arrest”?

— El botín (2026)

verb · 1st-person singular, present tense Rare #55,307
I arrest In everyday Spanish, arrestar is often used for an official arrest; in many contexts, detener is more common.
SP: Arresto al sospechoso ahora.
EN: I’m arresting the suspect now.
Conjugation of arrestar
SingularPlural
First arrestarme —
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First arresto arrestamos
Third — arrestan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First arresto arrestamos
Third — arrestan

Te arresto, Madame Bribona.

I arrest you, Madame Bribona.

— La Grande Vadrouille (1966)

Os arresto por alta traición, Thomas Grey, caballero de Northumberland.

I arrest you for high treason, Thomas Grey, knight of Northumberland.

— Henry V (1989)

Si no lo haces, te arresto.

If you don't do it, I'll arrest you.

— Tropa de Élite (2007)