arrest

arresto

Atto con cui la polizia prende in custodia una persona sospettata di aver commesso un reato.

In inglese semplice: The act of police taking someone into custody because they suspect that person of breaking the law.

• The police made an arrest.
• She was placed under arrest.
• Several arrests followed the protest.

Come si usa: under arrest for something (He is under arrest for theft.)

Sinonimi: detention, apprehension

Contrari: release

Espressioni comuni: under arrest, make an arrest, arrest warrant

arresto

Condizione in cui un’attività o una funzione del corpo, soprattutto il battito cardiaco, si ferma.

In inglese semplice: A condition in which an activity or body function, especially the heartbeat, stops.

• He suffered a cardiac arrest.
• The team treated a patient in respiratory arrest.
• The disease caused an arrest of growth.

Sinonimi: stoppage

Espressioni comuni: cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest, growth arrest

arrestato

Persona che un agente di polizia ha preso in custodia.

In inglese semplice: A person whom a police officer has taken into custody.

• That suspect was my arrest.
• The officer brought her arrest to the station.
• His first arrest refused to answer questions.

Sinonimi: detainee

Espressioni comuni: my arrest, your arrest, first arrest

arrestare

Per la polizia, prendere in custodia qualcuno perché sospettato di un reato.

In inglese semplice: If police do this, they take someone into custody because they suspect a crime.

• Police may arrest the driver.
• She was arrested outside the bank.
• Did they arrest anyone for the robbery?

Come si usa: arrest someone for something (They arrested him for stealing a car.)

Sinonimi: apprehend, detain

Contrari: release

Espressioni comuni: arrest someone, arrest for theft

arrestare, fermare

Impedire che qualcosa si muova, si sviluppi o continui.

In inglese semplice: Stop something from moving, developing, or continuing.

• The treatment arrested the disease.
• New funding could arrest the decline.
• Poor nutrition can arrest a child’s growth.

Sinonimi: stop, halt, check

Espressioni comuni: arrest development, arrest the decline, arrest disease

fermarsi, arrestarsi

Detto del cuore, smettere di battere.

In inglese semplice: If a heart does this, it stops beating.

• His heart arrested during surgery.
• A patient can arrest without warning.
• The medical team acted quickly when her heart arrested.

Sinonimi: stop

Espressioni comuni: heart may arrest, heart can arrest