Meaning of detenir | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to stop, to block
   Balearic, Central, Valencia, transitive
2. to detain
   Balearic, Central, Valencia, transitive
3. Equivalent to 'stop': A (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.

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Examples

“Els veïns d'Isla Mayor (Sevilla), un petit municipi a la riba del riu Guadalquivir, fa dies que estan en estat de xoc després de saber que la meitat de la plantilla de la caserna de la Guàrdia Civil, començant pel sergent, està detinguda per narcotràfic”

The residents of Isla Mayor (Sevilla), a small municipality on the bank of the Guadalquivir river, have been in a state of shock for days after learning that half of the staff of the Guardia Civil's barracks, starting with the sergeant, is detained for drug trafficking.

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