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Detailed Translations for detention from English to German

detention:

detention [the ~] noun

  1. the detention (imprisonment; punishment; custody; confinement)
    die Gefängnisstrafe; die Haft; die Freiheitsstrafe
  2. the detention (imprisonment; custody)
    der Freiheitsentzug; die Gefangenschaft; die Haft; der Gewahrsam; die Freiheitsstrafe; die Gefängnisstrafe
  3. the detention (imprisonment; captivity; confinement)
    die Gefangenschaft; die Haftstrafe; die Freiheitsstrafe; die Gefangenhaltung; die Gefängnisstrafe
  4. the detention (arrest; deprivation of freedom; apprehension; )
    die Festnahme; die Freiheitsberaubung

Translation Matrix for detention:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Festnahme apprehension; arrest; capture; deprivation of freedom; deprivation of liberty; detention; physical force arrest
Freiheitsberaubung apprehension; arrest; capture; deprivation of freedom; deprivation of liberty; detention; physical force illegal restraint
Freiheitsentzug custody; detention; imprisonment captivity; confinement; imprisonment; restraint
Freiheitsstrafe captivity; confinement; custody; detention; imprisonment; punishment confinement; imprisonment
Gefangenhaltung captivity; confinement; detention; imprisonment penitention; solitary confinement
Gefangenschaft captivity; confinement; custody; detention; imprisonment internment; penitention; solitary confinement
Gefängnisstrafe captivity; confinement; custody; detention; imprisonment; punishment imprisonment; prison sentence; prison term
Gewahrsam custody; detention; imprisonment
Haft confinement; custody; detention; imprisonment; punishment internment; penitention; solitary confinement
Haftstrafe captivity; confinement; detention; imprisonment confinement; imprisonment
- custody; detainment; hold
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- confinement; delay; imprisonment; retardation

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Related Definitions for "detention":

  1. a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home1
    • the detention of tardy pupils1
  2. a state of being confined (usually for a short time)1
    • his detention was politically motivated1

Wiktionary Translations for detention:

detention
noun
  1. A temporary state of custody or confinement, especially of a prisoner awaiting trial, or of a student being punished
  2. The act of detaining or the state of being detained
detention
noun
  1. umgangssprachlich: gerichtlich verhängte Freiheitsstrafe
  2. ohne Plural; früher: Haftstrafe an Universitäten und Schulen
  3. Recht: eine Haft von kurzer Dauer

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
detention Verhaftung aanhouding — het aanhouden, arrestatie
detention Arrest; Haft arrestation — just|fr action d’arrêter quelqu’un pour l’emprisonner.

detention form of detente:

detente [the ~] noun

  1. the detente (thaw)
    Tauwetter

Translation Matrix for detente:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Tauwetter detente; thaw thaw

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Related Definitions for "detente":

  1. the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)1

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Cross Translation:
FromToVia
detente Ablenkung; Zerstreuung; Unterhaltung; Amüsement; Vergnügen; Zeitvertreib détentediminution progressif de la pression d’un gaz ou d’une vapeur qui augmenter de volume, ou bien de la tension d’un ressort qui revient à son équilibre.

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