deter
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deter
verb detendo · detido · detenho · deténs · detém · detemos
- proceder à detenção; prender; reter à força A polícia deteve o meliante.
- fazer parar, suspender a progressão de Deteve o automóvel e deixou o petiz atravessar a rua.
- ter em seu poder, possuir, ser detentor de Os povos detêm um poder ainda adormecido.
- reprimir-se, conter-se A sua vontade era responder, mas deteve-se.
- parar, travar, suspender a progressão Perante o acidente, detive-me.
- demorar-se, retardar-se Deteve-se a falar com o vizinho.
In English
- hold to keep possession — see also sustain, protect
- collar to seize, capture or detain
- hold off to delay someone or something
- grab to restrain someone; to arrest
- apprehend to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain
- arrest to stop or slow a process etc.
- restrain to control or keep in check
- detain put under custody
Talk about this word "deter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/deter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. deter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/deter "deter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/deter.
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@misc{deter_2026,
title = {deter},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/deter},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
