detained

dɪˈteɪnd
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Translation of detained into German

Adjective

1.

delay

delayed or held back
  • She was detained by traffic and arrived late to the meeting.Sie wurde durch den Verkehr aufgehalten und kam zu spät zum Treffen.
2.

legal

kept in custody or confinement
festgehalten in Gewahrsam genommen
  • The suspect was detained by the police for further questioning.Der Verdächtige wurde von der Polizei in Gewahrsam genommen für weitere Befragungen.
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Synonyms and analogies of detained in English

Examples of detained in a sentence

  • His flight was detained by severe weather conditions.
  • The detained journalist was released after a week.
  • Several detained immigrants were awaiting their court hearings.
detain
dɪˈteɪn
Verb
tr.
1.

interaction

delay someone by holding their attention
  • She was detained by a long phone call.Sie wurde durch ein langes Telefonat aufgehalten.
2.

law enforcement

TECH.
keep someone in custody for legal reasons
TECH.
  • The police detain suspects for questioning.Die Polizei nimmt Verdächtige zur Befragung fest.

Translations of "detained" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective / Participle
inhaftiertadj./pp.

They asked the guard what kinds of people were being detained.

Sie fragten die Wärter, was für Leute inhaftiert wären.

eingesperrtadj./pp.

She was arrested and detained eight times after the persecution started.

Nach Beginn der Verfolgung wurde sie acht Mal festgenommen und eingesperrt.

festgenommenadj./pp.

My husband was later detained again and jailed for two weeks.

Er wurde später erneut festgenommen und für zwei Wochen eingesperrt.

festgehaltenadj.

She was visibly upset about being detained without clear reasons.

Sie war sichtlich aufgebracht darüber, ohne klare Gründe festgehalten zu werden.

verhaftetadj./pp.

She and her elder brother were illegally detained and brutally tortured.

Sie und ihr älterer Bruder waren illegal verhaftet und brutal gefoltert worden.

interniertadj./pp.

Anyone can be detained at home, for whatever reason.

Jeder kann zu Hause interniert werden, warum auch immer.

aufgehaltenadj.

Her arrival was delayed as she was detained at the customs for additional checks.

Ihre Ankunft verzögerte sich, da sie beim Zoll für zusätzliche Kontrollen aufgehalten wurde.

gesperrtadj./pp.

Then she was taken to the county detention centre and detained.

Daraufhin wurde Frau Li verschleppt und in das Haftzentrum des Kreises gesperrt.

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detained: Examples and translations in context

Families were concerned about the lives of their detained loved ones.

Die Familien sorgten sich um das Wohlergehen ihrer inhaftierten Angehörigen.

The lawyers rushed to visit their detained clients at the station.

Die Anwälte eilten zur Wache, um ihre inhaftierten Mandanten zu besuchen.

Witnesses reported seeing the detained group leave in a police van.

Zeugen berichteten, dass sie die Inhaftierten in einem Polizeiwagen wegfahren sahen.

There, he was detained for three years and two days.

Dort war er drei Jahre und zwei Tage lang inhaftiert.

They had agreed to come, but her mother was suddenly detained.

Sie wollten auch kommen, doch wurde ihre Mutter plötzlich inhaftiert.

The last time he was detained was for more than five months.

In der letzten Zeit wurde er für mehr als fünf Monate inhaftiert.

This arrest makes five the number of people detained for the events.

Mit dieser Festnahme wurden insgesamt fünf Personen für die Taten inhaftiert.

After the persecution started, she was once detained for three days.

Nachdem die Verfolgung begann, wurde sie einmal für drei Tage inhaftiert.

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