detained
BrE /dɪˈteɪnd/ AmE /dɪˈteɪnd/
adjective en → es
held by the police because you are suspected of a crime or have broken the law
detenido, arrestado
- be detained
Collocations be detained by the police · be detained for questioning
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He was detained at the airport.
Fue detenido en el aeropuerto.
kept waiting for a long time, especially because of problems or delays
retenido, retrasado
- be detained
Collocations be detained at customs · be detained by traffic
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The flight was detained for two hours.
El vuelo fue retenido durante dos horas.