detuvo

stopped

Examples

Él se detuvo para hablarles.

He stopped to talk to them.

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El policía lo detuvo por conducir ebrio.

The policeman arrested him for drunken driving.

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El bus se detuvo, pero nadie se bajó.

The bus stopped, but no one got out.

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El autobús se detuvo de repente en medio de la carretera.

The bus stopped suddenly in the middle of the street.

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Abruptamente, el bus se detuvo en medio de la calle.

The bus stopped suddenly in the middle of the street.

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Tom se detuvo para echarle una mirada de cerca al auto.

Tom stopped to take a close look at the car.

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La música se detuvo por un minuto.

The music stopped for a minute.

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La policía detuvo a los cómplices del asesino.

The police have arrested the murderer's accomplices.

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La policía detuvo al sospechoso.

The police arrested the suspect.

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Tom no detuvo a Mary.

Tom didn't stop Mary.

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Tom quería matar a Mary, pero John le detuvo.

Tom wanted to kill Mary, but John stopped him.

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El auto se detuvo frente al banco.

The car pulled up in front of the bank.

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Tom se detuvo a hablarle a Mary.

Tom stopped to talk to Mary.

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Tom se detuvo.

Tom paused.

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Repentinamente, se detuvo y miró alrededor.

Suddenly, she stopped and looked around.

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El reloj se detuvo. Necesita una pila nueva.

The clock stopped. It needs a new battery.

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La policía le detuvo por robo.

The police arrested him for theft.

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Ningún taxi se detuvo.

No taxi stopped.

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La lluvia ya se detuvo.

The rain already stopped.

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La Policía detuvo a varios sospechosos para ser interrogados.

The police detained several suspects for questioning.

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