to detain
01
hålla kvar, frihetsberöva
to officially hold someone in a place, such as a jail, and not let them go
Transitive: to detain sb
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
enkelt
handlingsverb
regelbundet
presens
detain
3:e person singular
detains
presens particip
detaining
enkelt preteritum
detained
perfekt particip
detained
Exempel
The immigration officers have the authority to detain individuals entering the country illegally.
Invandringstjänstemännen har befogenhet att hålla kvar personer som olagligt kommer in i landet.
02
kvarhålla, hålla tillbaka
to hold someone or something back, preventing further action or movement
Transitive: to detain sb
Exempel
The storm detained us at the airport for several hours.
Stormen kvarhöll oss på flygplatsen i flera timmar.
Lexikalt Träd
detainment
detain
