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detenido

detained

adjective noun deh-teh-NEE-doh Less Common
People & Society Law

Also means

arrested

Usage Note

Detenido is the past participle of detener used as an adjective ('stopped, arrested') and as a noun (el detenido = 'the detainee'). In everyday speech it also means 'slow' or 'halted' (tráfico detenido = 'traffic at a standstill'). Do not confuse with muerto (dead) — the word only signals stopping or arrest, not death.

Examples

"El detenido fue trasladado a la comisaría."

Natural Translation

The detainee was taken to the police station.

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