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yo detendría

would stop, would detain

→ detener
detendr to stop + ía conditional: I/he/she/it
verb · first singular · conditional Rare #45,000
would stop, would detain
SP: Si pudiera, detendría el coche antes del semáforo.
EN: If I could, I would stop the car before the traffic light.
Conjugation of detener
Conditional
SingularPlural
First detendría —
Third detendría —

Teníamos la esperanza de que la lluvia se detendría antes del mediodía.

We were hoping the rain would stop before noon.

Pensé que todo se detendría.

I thought everything would stop.

— No se lo digas a nadie (2006)

Dijiste que el viento no se detendría.

You said the wind wouldn't stop.

— La casa de las dagas voladoras (2004)

Como siempre, yo sólo podía esperar que la policía no me detendría.

As always, all I could do was hope the police wouldn’t stop me.