detener
Meanings
Verb
1. to detain (transitive)
2. to arrest (transitive)
3. to stop, halt, to pause (transitive, reflexive)
4. to pull over (transitive)
Examples277
Tom no detuvo a Mary.
Tom didn't stop Mary.
¿Me están deteniendo?
Am I being detained?
¿Has detenido a Tom?
Did you arrest Tom?
Ella no la puede detener.
She cannot stop her.
No lo puedo detener.
I cannot stop him.
Él no me puede detener.
He can't stop me.