detain

gözaltına almak, alıkoymak

Yetkililerin bir kişiyi denetim altında tutup gitmesine izin vermemesi.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: If officials do this, they hold someone and do not allow them to leave.

• Police detained two men.
• She was detained at the border for three hours.
• Can officers detain someone without giving a reason?

Nasıl kullanılır: detain someone for something (Police detained him for questioning.)

Eş anlamlılar: hold, take into custody

Zıt anlamlılar: release

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: detain a suspect, detain someone overnight, detain someone legally

alıkoymak, oyalamak

Birini istediğinden uzun süre bir yerde tutup gitmesini veya işine devam etmesini engellemek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To keep someone somewhere longer than they want, preventing them from leaving or continuing.

• I won't detain you long.
• A last-minute meeting detained her at the office.
• Please don't detain him; he has a train to catch.

Eş anlamlılar: delay, hold up

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: detain someone briefly, detain someone longer, detain someone here

alıkoymak, el koymak

Genellikle geçişine izin verilip verilmeyeceğini kontrol etmek için malları resmî olarak alıp bekletmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To take goods and hold them officially, usually while checking whether they can be allowed through.

• Customs officers detained the goods.
• The shipment was detained until its paperwork arrived.
• Officials may detain cargo that contains banned products.

Eş anlamlılar: hold, seize

Zıt anlamlılar: release

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: detain imported goods, detain a shipment, detain the cargo