Stop, detain - Detener (The 503rd Most Common Spanish Word)

The Spanish word for Stop, detain is Detener. It can be used as verb. It is the 503rd most commonly used word in Spanish, classified as a A1 word. This word often comes up when talking about house, transport & travel, being & changes, activities & movements, cooperation. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app for offline access to this and the other 3000 most common Spanish words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

en English: stop, detain

es Spanish: detener

Examples

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She can't stop us. Él no nos puede detener.
I'm going to stop him. Los voy a detener.
I am not going to stop you. No te voy a detener.
I cannot stop him. No lo puedo detener.
She cannot stop her. Ella no la puede detener.
She cannot stop them. Ella no las puede detener.
You can't stop progress. No puedes detener el progreso.
No one can stop the force of this absolute historic necessity. Nadie puede detener la fuerza de esta necesidad histórica absoluta.

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Stop, detain - Detener (The 503rd Most Common Spanish Word)
They want to stop the advance of freedom in Iraq. Quieren detener el avance de la libertad en Iraq.
No, we've got to stop this now... not the agenda. No, tenemos que detener esto ahora... no la agenda.
We can't count on stopping this at the point of attack. No podemos contar con detener esto en el punto de ataque.
In an attempt to stop his colleague was slightly injured. En un intento por detener su colega resultó levemente herido.
Why should we attempt to stop evils, when they are inevitable ¿Por qué deberíamos intentar detener los males, cuando son inevitables
These help stop or slow down the growth of bacteria. Ayudan a detener o retardar el crecimiento de las bacterias.
You gonna stop a bullet with a baseball bat ¿Vas a detener una bala con un bate de béisbol
They couldn't stop the bleeding and my brain swelled up. No pudieron detener la hemorragia y mi cerebro se hinchó.
Stop a bullet, play free Puzzle games online. Detener una bala, el juego libre Puzzle juegos en línea.
Now you need a button to start and stop the blinking. Ahora necesita un botón para iniciar y detener el parpadeo.
To stop the recurring payments, you need to cancel your subscription. Para detener los pagos recurrentes, tienes que cancelar tu suscripción.
We cannot rely on the Democratic Party to stop this. No podemos confiar en el Partido Demócrata para detener esto.
Countries also agreed to stop the live capture of cetaceans. Los países también acordaron detener la captura de cetáceos vivos.

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Stop, detain - Detener (The 503rd Most Common Spanish Word)

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