detain

festnehmen, festhalten

Als Behörde jemanden festhalten und nicht gehen lassen.

In einfachem Englisch: If officials do this, they hold someone and do not allow them to leave.

• Police detained two men.
• She was detained at the border for three hours.
• Can officers detain someone without giving a reason?

So benutzt man es: detain someone for something (Police detained him for questioning.)

Synonyme: hold, take into custody

Gegenteile: release

Häufige Wendungen: detain a suspect, detain someone overnight, detain someone legally

aufhalten, zurückhalten

Jemanden länger als gewünscht an einem Ort halten und dadurch am Gehen oder Weitermachen hindern.

In einfachem Englisch: To keep someone somewhere longer than they want, preventing them from leaving or continuing.

• I won't detain you long.
• A last-minute meeting detained her at the office.
• Please don't detain him; he has a train to catch.

Synonyme: delay, hold up

Häufige Wendungen: detain someone briefly, detain someone longer, detain someone here

zurückhalten, beschlagnahmen

Waren behördlich festhalten, meist um zu prüfen, ob sie weiterbefördert werden dürfen.

In einfachem Englisch: To take goods and hold them officially, usually while checking whether they can be allowed through.

• Customs officers detained the goods.
• The shipment was detained until its paperwork arrived.
• Officials may detain cargo that contains banned products.

Synonyme: hold, seize

Gegenteile: release

Häufige Wendungen: detain imported goods, detain a shipment, detain the cargo