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la detención

/detenˈsjon/ noun · feminine B2
  1. arrest · guardarle bajo detención to put under arrest
  2. detention
  3. stopping, halt
  4. thoroughness · estudiar con detención study thoroughly· analizar con detención analyse thoroughly

Plural detenciones

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De vez en cuando se inclinaba para examinar las matas, con la detención de esos hombres de la naturaleza que ven las huellas de los animales impresas sobre la yerba.
Spanish Tales for Beginners, p. 14 · C1

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