verb
detain
trattenere · detenere
To keep someone in a place and not let them leave, often because of the law.
The explanation is being prepared.
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Examples
The police decided to detain the suspect.verb
La polizia ha deciso di trattenere il sospettato.
Authorities moved quickly to detain him.verb
Le autorità si sono mosse rapidamente per detenerlo.
Officers chose to detain him for further questions.verb
Gli agenti hanno scelto di detenerlo per ulteriori domande.
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