Sentence examples of "detuvo" in Spanish

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El bus se detuvo súbitamente. The bus came to an abrupt stop.
La policía detuvo al sospechoso. The police arrested the suspect.
Él se detuvo para hablarles. He stopped to talk to them.
El policía detuvo al ladrón. The policeman arrested the thief.
Nuestro tren se detuvo de repente. Our train stopped suddenly.
El policía lo detuvo por conducir ebrio. The policeman arrested him for drunken driving.
Tom se detuvo a hablarle a Mary. Tom stopped to talk to Mary.
Ella se detuvo a fumar un cigarrillo. She stopped to smoke.
El reloj se detuvo. Necesita una pila nueva. The clock stopped. It needs a new battery.
El caballo se detuvo y no se movía. The horse stopped and wouldn't move.
Abruptamente, el bus se detuvo en medio de la calle. The bus stopped suddenly in the middle of the street.
Tom se detuvo para echarle una mirada de cerca al auto. Tom stopped to take a close look at the car.
Cuando la lluvia se detuvo, el partido de tenis se reanudó de inmediato. When rain stopped, the game of tennis was continued immediately.
Nadie puede detener mi enloquecimiento. Nobody can stop my turning to madness.
¿Señor Roberto? Queda usted detenido. Mr. Roberto? You're under arrest.
Tom fue detenido por la policía. Tom was detained by the police.
Él no nos puede detener. He cannot stop us.
Los policías detuvieron al ladrón. The police officers arrested the burglar.
Tom fue detenido como un sospechoso. Tom was detained as a suspect.
No puedo detener el sangrado. I cannot stop the bleeding.
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