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nosotros detuvimos

stopped, paused, detained, arrested

→ detener
detuv to stop + imos 1st person plural preterite (“we” past tense)
verb · 1st-person plural, past tense Rare #54,614
stopped, paused
SP: Detuvimos el coche para descansar.
EN: We stopped the car to rest.
detained, arrested
SP: Lo detuvimos en la entrada.
EN: We detained him at the entrance.
Conjugation of detener
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First — detuvimos
Second detuviste —
Third detuvo detuvieron

Con solo una tortuga, detuvimos a su ejército.

With just one turtle, we stopped their army.

— Acantilado Rojo (2008)

Nos detuvimos cerca de aquí, y seguimos a pie.

We stopped near here, and continued on foot.

— El sacrificio (1986)

Sigamos leyendo donde nos detuvimos la semana pasada.

Let's continue reading where we left off last week.

No lo detuvimos.

We didn't stop him.

— Buena suerte, diviértete, no mueras (2026)