detenir

This is the 1562nd most frequent Catalan word.


detenir

To stop or to arrest.


In this sentence, 'detenir' is used to mean 'to arrest' or 'to apprehend'.

La policia va detenir el sospitós després d'una persecució.

The police arrested the suspect after a chase.


Here, 'detenir' signifies 'to pause' or 'to stop temporarily'.

Vaig detenir el vídeo perquè volia prendre apunts.

I paused the video because I wanted to take notes.


This instance of 'detenir' means 'to halt' or 'to cease progress'.

El projecte es va detenir per manca de recursos.

The project halted due to a lack of resources.