detained

dɪˈteɪnd
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Translation of detained into Hebrew

Adjective

1.

delay

delayed or held back
מְעוּכָּב meukkavמִתְעַכֵּב מְאַחֵר
  • She was detained by traffic and arrived late to the meeting.היא עוכבה בגלל פקק והגיעה באיחור לפגישה.
2.

legal

kept in custody or confinement
  • The suspect was detained by the police for further questioning.החשוד היה מוחזק במעצר בידי המשטרה לצורך חקירה נוספת.
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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.היא עוכבה על ידי שיחת טלפון ארוכה.
2.

law enforcement

TECH.
keep someone in custody for legal reasons
TECH.
לְעַכֵּב le'akevלַעֲצוֹר la'atsorלְהַחֲזִיק בְּמַעְצָר
  • The police detain suspects for questioning.המשטרה מעכבת חשודים לחקירה.

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

Adjective / Participle
עָצוּרadj. - atsur

Each detained person was allowed one phone call through the facility.

כל עצור הורשה לבצע שיחת טלפון אחת דרך המתקן.

I'm being detained on the word of one very damaged individual.

אני עצור בגלל מילתו של אדם מעורער מאוד.

כָּלוּאadj. - qalu

I was detained for much longer.

אני הייתי כלוא למשך זמן ארוך הרבה יותר.

The young man has been detained for a year and four months in a ward for illegal aliens awaiting deportation

הצעיר כלוא מזה שנה וארבעה חודשים באגף לשוהים בלתי חוקיים המיועדים לגירוש

נעצר

Havel was detained countless times and spent four years in communist jails.

הוא נעצר אינספור פעמים ושהה ארבע שנים בבתי סוהר קומוניסטיים.

Moscow police said he had been detained for organising an unsanctioned rally.

במשטרת מוסקבה נמסר כי הוא נעצר בגין ארגון עצרת ללא אישור.

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detained: Examples and translations in context

The other detained practitioners could hear her screaming in pain throughout the night.

המתרגלים העצורים האחרים יכלו לשמוע אותה צועקת מכאב במשך כל הלילה.

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

עורכי הדין מיהרו לבקר את לקוחותיהם העצורים בתחנה.

The police explained why the detained suspects needed further questioning.

המשטרה הסבירה מדוע החשודים העצורים זקוקים לחקירה נוספת.

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

משפחות היו מודאגות לגבי חייהם של יקיריהם העצורים.

The detained persons waited in a small room until their lawyer arrived.

העצורים המתינו בחדר קטן עד שעורך דינם הגיע.

The detained individuals were released after authorities completed their checks.

העצורים שוחררו לאחר שהרשויות השלימו את הבדיקות שלהן.

Exhausted from not knowing details about missing or detained family members.

מותשים מהעדר פרטים על קרובי משפחה נעדרים או עצורים.

No one has told me why I'm being detained.

אף אחד לא אמר לי למה אני עצור.

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