detenerse

detenerse

► verbo pronominal

1 (pararse) to stop, halt

■ el tren se detuvo the train stopped

2 (entretenerse) to hang about, linger

3 (pararse a considerar algo) to dwell

■ no podemos detenernos en este asunto we can't dwell upon this matter

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1) to stop

2) delay

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VPR

1) (=pararse) to stop

¡no te detengas! — don't hang about!

se detuvo a mirarlo — he stopped to look at it

2) (=demorarse) to waste time (en on)

se detiene mucho en eso — he's taking a long time over that

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(v.) = become + stagnant, break off, sit back, stall, pull up, run into + the sand(s), stop over

Ex. Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.

Ex. During this period the compositors worked non-stop, breaking off only to eat, for the almost incredible period of fifty hours: two days and two nights without rest 'in an atmosphere that would poison a vulture'.

Ex. When carried out correctly, performance review provides an opportunity to sit back and assess the job.

Ex. In other instances, however, the pay equity process has been stalled becasue of the reluctance on the part of some municipalities to include library workers in their pay equity plans.

Ex. Trucks started pulling up every hour, day and night, to the library's loading dock and depositing heaps of unordered and unwanted books.

Ex. The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.

Ex. With luck the lapwings will now be able to stop over in Syria without coming to further harm.

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(v.) = become + stagnant, break off, sit back, stall, pull up, run into + the sand(s), stop over

Ex: Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.

Ex: During this period the compositors worked non-stop, breaking off only to eat, for the almost incredible period of fifty hours: two days and two nights without rest 'in an atmosphere that would poison a vulture'.

Ex: When carried out correctly, performance review provides an opportunity to sit back and assess the job.

Ex: In other instances, however, the pay equity process has been stalled becasue of the reluctance on the part of some municipalities to include library workers in their pay equity plans.

Ex: Trucks started pulling up every hour, day and night, to the library's loading dock and depositing heaps of unordered and unwanted books.

Ex: The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.

Ex: With luck the lapwings will now be able to stop over in Syria without coming to further harm.

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■detenerse verbo reflexivo to stop: ¡deténganse!, stop!
'detenerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
demorarse
- estancarse
- detener
- parar
English:
draw up
- pull over
- pull up
- stick
- stop
- cease
- draw
- grind
- halt
- pause
- rest
- slow

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vpr

1. [pararse] to stop;

no te detengas, sigue don't stop, carry on;

no se levanten hasta que el avión se haya detenido do not get up until the plane has come to a stop;

detenerse en seco to stop dead;

detenerse a hacer algo to stop to do sth;

se detuvo un momento a pensar she stopped to think for a moment;

se detuvo a hablar con una amiga y llegó tarde she stopped to talk to a friend and was late

2. [demorarse] to hang about, to linger;

no te detengas tanto con la presentación y ve al grano don't spend so much time on the presentation and get to the point

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detenerse

v/r stop

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vr

1) : to stop

2) : to delay, to linger

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detenerse vb to stop [pt. & pp. stopped]

nos detuvimos a mirar el paisaje we stopped to look at the scenery