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Principal Translations |
arresting adj | (strikingly notable) | llamativo/a adj |
| | impresionante adj mf |
| The first thing I noticed about David was the arresting blue of his eyes. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Principal Translations |
arrest [sb]⇒ vtr | (police: take into custody) (persona) | arrestar a vtr + prep |
| (persona) | detener a vtr + prep |
| The police arrested several suspects. |
| La policía arrestó a varios sospechosos. |
| La policía detuvo a los sospechosos habituales. |
arrest n | (legal taking into custody) | arresto nm |
| | detención nf |
| The new police officer made her first arrest. |
| La nueva agente de policía hizo su primer arresto. |
| La nueva agente de policía hizo su primera detención. |
arrest [sth]⇒ vtr | (to slow or stop something) | frenar⇒ vtr |
| The levee arrested the progress of the floodwaters. |
| El dique frenó el avance de las avenidas de agua. |
arrest n | (act of stopping) | paro nm |
Note: forma compuesta, cardiac arrest: infarto |
| He suffered a cardiac arrest - his heart stopped beating. |
| Él sufrió un paro cardíaco, su corazón dejó de latir. |
Additional Translations |
arrest [sth] vtr | (to catch and hold) | cautivar⇒ vtr |
| The fireworks arrested the attention of the crowd. |
| Los fuegos artificiales cautivaron la atención de la multitud. |
arrest [sth] vtr | (medicine: stop growth) | detener⇒ vtr |
| We hope that the chemotherapy will arrest the growth of the tumour. |
| Esperamos que la quimioterapia detenga el crecimiento del tumor. |
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