Verb
detener
1
to stop, to halt
"Detuve el microondas para negociar con la sopa."
I stopped the microwave to negotiate with the soup.
2
to detain, to arrest
"Detuvieron al payaso por estacionar sospechosamente."
They detained the clown for parking suspiciously.
Write it
Write a sentence with detener in it, whatever's on your mind.
It doesn't have to be perfect
Short story
A three-sentence story with detener in it. New one every time.
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