arrest

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈrɛst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈrɛst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə rest′)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
arrest [sb]⇒ vtr(police: take into custody) (persona)arrestar a vtr + prep
 (persona)detener a vtr + prep
 The police arrested several suspects.
 La policía arrestó a varios sospechosos.
 La policía detuvo a los sospechosos habituales.
arrest n(legal taking into custody)arresto nm
  detención nf
 The new police officer made her first arrest.
 La nueva agente de policía hizo su primer arresto.
 La nueva agente de policía hizo su primera detención.
arrest [sth]⇒ vtr(to slow or stop something)frenar⇒ vtr
 The levee arrested the progress of the floodwaters.
 El dique frenó el avance de las avenidas de agua.
arrest n(act of stopping)paro nm
Note: forma compuesta, cardiac arrest: infarto
 He suffered a cardiac arrest - his heart stopped beating.
 Él sufrió un paro cardíaco, su corazón dejó de latir.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
arrest [sth]⇒ vtr(to catch and hold)cautivar⇒ vtr
 The fireworks arrested the attention of the crowd.
 Los fuegos artificiales cautivaron la atención de la multitud.
arrest [sth] vtr(medicine: stop growth)detener⇒ vtr
 We hope that the chemotherapy will arrest the growth of the tumour.
 Esperamos que la quimioterapia detenga el crecimiento del tumor.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
arrest bond n(law: bail)fianza por arresto loc nom f
  fianza por detención loc nom f
arrest record n(law: about criminal charges)acta de arresto nf + loc adj
  expediente de arresto nm + loc adj
arrest warrant,
warrant of arrest n		(document authorizing arrest)orden de captura nf + loc adj
  orden de arresto nf + loc adj
  orden de aprehensión nf + loc adj
  acta de detención nf + loc adj
Note: The term "arrest warrant" is used in most places, though "warrant of arrest" is used in the Philippines.
 A warrant has been issued for the gang leader's arrest.
 Giraron una orden de captura contra el jefe de la banda.
cardiac arrest n(sudden heart failure)paro cardíaco, paro cardiaco loc nom m
 (formal)paro cardiorrespiratorio loc nom m
 The patient died of cardiac arrest this morning.
 El paciente murió de un paro cardíaco esta mañana.
citizen's arrest n(law: by civilian witness)arresto ciudadano loc nom m
  arresto llevado a cabo por una persona particular grupo nom
false arrest n(law: unlawful detainment)detención ilegal nf + adj
house arrest n(imprisonment in one's home)arresto domiciliario nm
 The Burmese political dissident was under house arrest for many years.
 El disidente político birmano estuvo bajo arresto domiciliario durante muchos años.
order of arrest n(law: authorizing [sb]'s arrest)orden de detención, orden de arresto loc nom f
search incident to arrest nUS (law: warrantless)registro sin orden judicial después de la detención loc nom m
 Law enforcement officers conducted a search incident to arrest.
under arrest adj(taken into police custody)bajo arresto loc adj
  arrestado adj
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'arrest' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
apprehend - apprehension - arrest warrant - asystole - booking form - bust - capias - code - disappear - haul - heart attack - home confinement - nick - order of arrest - pinch - posse - probable cause - pull in - reasonable and probable cause - run in - take
Spanish:
arresto - empapelar - detención - detener - llevar preso - prendimiento - trincar - apresar - arrestar - captura - capturar - crisis - detenido - aprehensión - aprensión - arresto de fin de semana - arresto domiciliario - detención domiciliaria - mandamiento de arresto - mandamiento de detención - orden de busca y captura - orden de detención - orden de registro y detención - orden de arresto - resistencia a la autoridad - detención por orden verbal del juez

Collocations: [false, wrongful, unjust, lawful, police, citizen's] arrest, arrested in [Miami, France], an arrest warrant, more...

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