No. 2,630 in Spanish
detenida
"Detenida" means "detained" or "stopped" in English.
In a sentence
La policía encontró a la persona detenida en el parque.
The police found the detained person in the park.
Here, 'detenida' is used as an adjective to describe the state of being detained, referring to someone held by authorities.
La conversación fue detenida por un ruido inesperado.
The conversation was stopped by an unexpected noise.
In this sentence, 'detenida' is a past participle used to describe the action of the conversation being interrupted.
Ella caminaba como si estuviera detenida por algún misterio.
She walked as if detained by some mystery.
Here, 'detenida' conveys a figurative meaning, expressing a sense of being held or paused metaphorically by a mystery.
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