No. 3,748 in Dutch
tegengehouden
"Blocked" or "stopped."
In a sentence
De politie heeft het verkeer tegengehouden wegens een ongeval.
The police stopped the traffic due to an accident.
In this sentence, 'tegengehouden' is used to describe the action of stopping or holding back movement, specifically the flow of traffic.
Hij werd tegengehouden aan de grens omdat hij geen paspoort bij zich had.
He was stopped at the border because he didn't have a passport with him.
Here, 'tegengehouden' expresses the idea of someone being prevented or stopped from proceeding, referring to a border scenario.
Ze heeft het plan tegengehouden omdat het te riskant was.
She opposed the plan because it was too risky.
In this context, 'tegengehouden' means to refrain or oppose an action or idea, illustrating a figurative restraint.
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