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Meaning of "detener" in the Spanish dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DETENER

La palabra detener procede del latín detinēre.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DETENER IN SPANISH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DETENER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
interjection
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Detener is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb detener in Spanish.

WHAT DOES DETENER MEAN IN SPANISH?

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Definition of detener in the Spanish dictionary

The first definition of stopping in the dictionary of the real academy of the Spanish language is to interrupt something, to prevent it from going ahead. Another meaning of stopping in the dictionary is said by an authority: Turn on someone. To stop is also to stop, to cease movement or action. La primera definición de detener en el diccionario de la real academia de la lengua española es interrumpir algo, impedir que siga adelante. Otro significado de detener en el diccionario es dicho de una autoridad: Prender a alguien. Detener es también pararse, cesar en el movimiento o en la acción.

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CONJUGATION OF THE SPANISH VERB DETENER

MODO INDICATIVO

TIEMPOS SIMPLES
Presente
yo detengo
detienes / detenés
él detiene
nos. detenemos
vos. detenéis / detienen
ellos detienen
Pretérito imperfecto
yo detenía
detenías
él detenía
nos. deteníamos
vos. deteníais / detenían
ellos detenían
Pret. perfecto simple
yo detuve
detuviste
él detuvo
nos. detuvimos
vos. detuvisteis / detuvieron
ellos detuvieron
Futuro simple
yo detendré
detendrás
él detendrá
nos. detendremos
vos. detendréis / detendrán
ellos detendrán
Condicional simple
yo detendría
detendrías
él detendría
nos. detendríamos
vos. detendríais / detendrían
ellos detendrían
TIEMPOS COMPUESTOS
Pret. Perf. Compuesto
yo he detenido
has detenido
él ha detenido
nos. hemos detenido
vos. habéis detenido
ellos han detenido
Pret. Pluscuamperfecto
yo había detenido
habías detenido
él había detenido
nos. habíamos detenido
vos. habíais detenido
ellos habían detenido
Pretérito Anterior
yo hube detenido
hubiste detenido
él hubo detenido
nos. hubimos detenido
vos. hubisteis detenido
ellos hubieron detenido
Futuro perfecto
yo habré detenido
habrás detenido
él habrá detenido
nos. habremos detenido
vos. habréis detenido
ellos habrán detenido
Condicional Perfecto
yo habría detenido
habrías detenido
él habría detenido
nos. habríamos detenido
vos. habríais detenido
ellos habrían detenido

MODO SUBJUNTIVO

TIEMPOS SIMPLES
Presente
yo detenga
detengas
él detenga
nos. detengamos
vos. detengáis / detengan
ellos detengan
Pretérito imperfecto
yo detuviera o detuviese
detuvieras o detuvieses
él detuviera o detuviese
nos. detuviéramos o detuviésemos
vos. detuvierais o detuvieseis / detuvieran o detuviesen
ellos detuvieran o detuviesen
Futuro simple
yo detuviere
detuvieres
él detuviere
nos. detuviéremos
vos. detuviereis / detuvieren
ellos detuvieren
TIEMPOS COMPUESTOS
Pret. Perf. Compuesto
yo hube detenido
hubiste detenido
él hubo detenido
nos. hubimos detenido
vos. hubisteis detenido
ellos hubieron detenido
Futuro Perfecto
yo habré detenido
habrás detenido
él habrá detenido
nos. habremos detenido
vos. habréis detenido
ellos habrán detenido
Condicional perfecto
yo habría detenido
habrías detenido
él habría detenido
nos. habríamos detenido
vos. habríais detenido
ellos habrían detenido
MODO IMPERATIVO
Imperativo
detén (tú) / detené (vos)
detened (vosotros) / detengan (ustedes)
FORMAS NO PERSONALES
Infinitivo
detener
Participio
detenido
Gerundio
deteniendo

SPANISH WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DETENER


abstener
abs·te·ner
atener
a·te·ner
ballener
ba·lle·ner
captener
cap·te·ner
contener
con·te·ner
entretener
en·tre·te·ner
mantener
man·te·ner
manutener
ma·nu·te·ner
obtener
ob·te·ner
retener
re·te·ner
sostener
sos·te·ner
tener
te·ner

SPANISH WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DETENER

detección
detectable
detectar
detective
detectivesco
detector
detención
detenedor
detenedora
detenencia
detenida
detenidamente
detenido
detenimiento
detentación
detentador
detentadora
detentar
detente
detergente

SPANISH WORDS THAT END LIKE DETENER

anteponer
componer
container
córner
deponer
descomponer
disponer
escáner
exponer
imponer
interponer
oponer
poner
posponer
proponer
recomponer
reponer
sobreponer
suponer
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Synonyms and antonyms of detener in the Spanish dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DETENER» IN SPANISH

The following Spanish words have a similar or identical meaning as «detener» and belong to the same grammatical category.
Spanish synonyms of detener

ANTONYMS OF «DETENER» IN SPANISH

The following Spanish words mean the opposite of «detener» and also belong to the same grammatical category.
Spanish antonyms of detener

Translation of «detener» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DETENER

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Translator Spanish - Chinese

停止
1,325 millions of speakers

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detener
570 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - English

having
510 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Hindi

रोक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator Spanish - Arabic

توقف
280 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Russian

остановить
278 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Portuguese

parar
270 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Bengali

বন্ধ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - French

arrêt
220 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Malay

berhenti
190 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - German

stoppen
180 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Japanese

ストップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Korean

중지
85 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Javanese

mungkasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator Spanish - Vietnamese

dừng lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Tamil

நிறுத்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Marathi

थांबवू
75 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Turkish

dur
70 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Italian

fermarsi
65 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Polish

zatrzymać
50 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Ukrainian

зупинити
40 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Romanian

stop
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator Spanish - Greek

στάση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator Spanish - Afrikaans

stop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator Spanish - Swedish

stanna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator Spanish - Norwegian

stoppe
5 millions of speakers

SPANISH - ENGLISH DICTIONARY

detener
detener 
  halt ; stop ; suspend ; staunch [stanch, -USA] ; check ; detain ; stunt ; stem + the tide of ; arrest ; apprehend ; shut down ; imprison ; jail [gaol, -UK] ; make + an arrest ; place under + arrest ; take into + custody ; pull over ; put on + hold ; stem ; gaol [jail, -USA].
 Consequently, a freeze-frame or still-picture effect can be achieved by simply halting the movement of the head across the disc.
 Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.
 The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.
 Some notable progress is being made worldwide in staunching publishers' losses.
 They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.
 Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.
 True personal discrimination cannot be forced by exercises in selecting the good and rejecting the bad by the application of stock critical formulas: it may indeed be stunted.
 This article discusses some strategies that are being developed to stem the tide of losses caused worldwide by piracy.
 Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes.
 Due to this fortunate circumstance, a thief who had been systematically purloining rare books from the Library was apprehended.
 Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data - effectively shutting down the Web site.
 Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.
 In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.
 They do do everything from issuing parking and speeding tickets to making arrests.
 The driver was placed under arrest by the state police for driving while under the influence of alcohol.
 A couple convicted of tax evasion was taken into custody after a five-month-long standoff with federal agents.
 Since cops were given the go-ahead to pull over people for not wearing seat belts, state troopers have become creative about spotting scofflaws.
 But for the time being, the natural gas boom has been put on hold until we find out what's really going on.
 Scientist urges human papillomavirus jabs for boys to stem oral cancer rise.
 He has been gaoled for 16 years for terrorism and child pornography offences.
continuar sin detenerse 
go straight ahead
 If this is the case, it may be possible to select a search term and display all the related terms, or go straight ahead and expand our search to include them = Si es así, puede ser posible seleccionar un término de búsqueda y mostrar todos los términos relacionados, o continuar y ampliar nuestra búsqueda de modo que los incluya.
detener a Alguien en seco  
stop + Nombre + (dead) in + Posesivo + tracks
stop + Nombre + cold
 I stopped him dead in his tracks and pretty much told him that I know about their scam and he really needs to get lost quick.
 She replied that way because you stopped her cold and put your foot down.
detener bruscamente 
halt + in full flight
 I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight during a visit to a college to speak to student teachers by the explosive entrance of a lecturer.
detener búsqueda 
discontinue + search
 If not, press the CTRL (Control) and Scroll Lock (Break) keys simultaneously to discontinue the search.
detener completamente 
bring to + a (grinding) halt
 The author examines the possibility that increased traffic load may bring the information superhighway to a grinding halt.
detener en el camino 
waylay
 Librarians must not allow themselves to be thus waylaid in their commitment to their clients and must act with vision, flair, style, and passion.
detener la mirada en  
rest + Posesivo + gaze on
rest + Posesivo + eyes on
 She rested her gaze on a group of students in the center of the weight room who were gathered around a very large and well-built boy.
 For a passing moment after resting her eyes on the tattoo on his arm, Lily had merely looked scared.
detener los ojos en  
rest + Posesivo + eyes on
rest + Posesivo + gaze on
 For a passing moment after resting her eyes on the tattoo on his arm, Lily had merely looked scared.
 She rested her gaze on a group of students in the center of the weight room who were gathered around a very large and well-built boy.
detenerse         [Generalmente en un vehículo]
become + stagnant
break off
sit back
stall
pull up
run into + the sand(s)
stop over
draw up
 Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.
 During this period the compositors worked non-stop, breaking off only to eat, for the almost incredible period of fifty hours: two days and two nights without rest 'in an atmosphere that would poison a vulture'.
 When carried out correctly, performance review provides an opportunity to sit back and assess the job.
 In other instances, however, the pay equity process has been stalled becasue of the reluctance on the part of some municipalities to include library workers in their pay equity plans.
 Trucks started pulling up every hour, day and night, to the library's loading dock and depositing heaps of unordered and unwanted books.
 The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.
 With luck the lapwings will now be able to stop over in Syria without coming to further harm.
 As I drew up outside the little village chippy, the car clock turned to 1 pm.
detenerse antes de 
stop + short of
 Many attempts to evaluate reference services stop short of developing methods for improving these services = Muchos intentos de evaluar los servicios de referencia no llegan a desarrollar los métodos necesarios para mejorarlos.
detenerse a pensar    
pause + to think
step back
take + a step back
pause for + thought
 If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries.
 Before that, however, let us step back for a moment and look at the total picture from the user's point of view.
 To make sure why we believe it important to bring up children as willing, avid, responsive readers of literature we have to take a step back and sort out why literature is important to ourselves.
 As endless stories around corruption continue to spill over into the main news and business pages, businesses should pause for thought before jumping on the sport sponsoring gravy train.
detenerse a pensar en 
spare + a thought for
 As people embark on the festive season's usual round of drinking they should spare a thought for the damage they are doing to their brains.
detenerse a reflexionar 
stand back
 It is also a good time to stand back and take a look at 'what technology hath wrought' and some of the issues involved in our rush towards standardization on the national and international levels.
detenerse completamente    
grind to + a (screeching) halt
come to + a (dead) halt
come to + a shuddering halt
grind to + a standstill
 The library will scarcely grind to a halt if the acquisitions file is unavailable for a day.
 This has largely come to a halt in recent years with some 14 major university libraries remaining with DDC.
 The horse-drawn hearse overturned, causing the funeral procession to come to a shuddering halt and dislodging the coffin.
 Britain's services sector almost ground to a standstill last month, dampening hopes that the economy is on the road to recovery.
detenerse derrapando 
skid to + a halt
 He skidded to a halt before bonking against the living room window.
detenerse en el camino 
stop along + the way
 We will stop along the way to visit towering forests, waterfalls and scenic lakes.
detenerse en el lado del camino  [Generalmente con un vehículo]
pull over
 But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.
detenerse por completo   
come to + a standstill
be at a standstill
grind to + a standstill
 But during the Japanese war the city was attacked by Japanese bombs and suffered heavy damage to its libraries with library activity coming to a standstill.
 Many libraries in Africa are faced with little or no money for purchasing new materials, and library development is at a standstill.
 Britain's services sector almost ground to a standstill last month, dampening hopes that the economy is on the road to recovery.
detenerse por un momento 
pause
 Since a number of different types of sequences have been attempted for serials, it is worth pausing to consider some of the alternatives.
estar detenido 
be under arrest
 Prior to that, Fleming had never been under arrest or handcuffed.
ser detenido 
be under arrest
 Prior to that, Fleming had never been under arrest or handcuffed.
si nos detenemos a reflexionar sobre ello 
on reflection
 On reflection, however, we can see that there is a commonality between documents that embraces all formats.
tiempo + detenerse 
time + stand still
 It was one of those rare moments in history when time stood still and people the world over remember where they were and what they were doing.

Trends of use of detener

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DETENER»

The term «detener» is very widely used and occupies the 3.565 position in our list of most widely used terms in the Spanish dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DETENER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the Spanish literature, quotes and news about detener

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2 SPANISH QUOTES WITH «DETENER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word detener.
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Pablo Neruda
Podrán cortar todas las flores, pero no podrán detener la primavera.
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Victor Hugo
Ningún ejército puede detener la fuerza de una idea cuando llega a tiempo.

SPANISH PROVERBS WITH THE WORD «DETENER»

Cuando la borrica quiere correr, ni el borrico la puede detener.

10 SPANISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DETENER»

Discover the use of detener in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to detener and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Spanish literature.
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No Pude Detener Los Elefantes: Antología Personal
Es esta una antolog a personal de Carmen Alard n, dividida en tres partes: rememora primeramente la infancia; luego, canta a la noche, compa era de los poetas y, por ltimo, al horizonte, l nea inalcanzable, como la poes a misma.
Carmen Alardín, 2002
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Liberanos del Mal: Como Detener las Influencias Malignas Que ...
Sin embargo, Cindy nos demuestra cómo a través de la oración, la guerra espiritual y la acción cívica podemos interrumpir los acercamientos destructivos del enemigo sobre nuestra tierra.
Cindy Jacobs, T. D. Jakes, 2002
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Prioridades Relegadas: El Presupuesto Para Prevenir, Atender ...
... aumentar el gasto en prevención sería, en realidad, relativamente fácil. De hecho, año con año se puede ir incrementando los recursos disponibles para reforzar la prevención en grupos de alto riesgo, con el objetivo de detener el avance ...
Gabriel Lara, Helena Hofbauer
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Arte de detener y aniquilar las epidemias, y el verdadero ...
ARTE DE DETENER Y ANIQUILAR LAS EPIDEMIAS, v EL VERDADERO SECRETÓ PARA NO CONTAGIARS» EN TIEMPOS DE PESTE. POR ÉL Dr. D. RAMON MERirt FeiXas Medico Vocal de la Junta Superior de Sanidad del Principado ...
Ramon Merli i Feixes, Ramón Merli y Feixas, 1815
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Diccionario de Sinónimos de la lengua Castellana
Detener supone obstáculo fuera de objeto, que se mueve : retener y contener, accion sobre la actividad de eale objeto. Sei'sti>ne aun caminante, plantándose delante de él y no dejándole seguir : se le retiene y ron- tiene cuando estando ...
Pedro Maria de Olive, 1852
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Como alejar la depresion
LO. QUE. PUEDE. HACER. LA. MENTE. PARA. DETENER. LA. DEPRESION. Los sabios afirman que la enorme mayoría de la gente no hace trabajar sino la décima parte de su cerebro.! Terrible desproporción! En Europa dicen por burla que ...
E. Salesman, 2002
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El Plan de 17 Dias Para Detener El Envejecimiento
El Dr. Mike Moreno, autor del bestseller #1 La dieta de 17 días, explica que está en tu poder prevenir y hasta revertir los síntomas del envejecimiento.
Mike Moreno, 2012
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Como detener una erupcion de dragones / How To Twist a ...
El entrenamiento para convertirse en un héroe vikingo de provecho continúa para Hipo y su amigo Patapez. Y lo hace como siempre: a trompicones y con meteduras de pata.
‎2011
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Manual práctico de usos y dudas del español II
16 interrumpir / suspender / detener / parar(se) • interrumpir [cortar la continuidad de algo en el espacio o el tiempo] • suspender [detener o diferir algo por un tiempo ,; levantar, colgar o detener en alto o en el airc2; no aprobar un examen3;  ...
Waldo Pérez Cino, 2002
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Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: compuesto por varios ...
Detener el golpe. Sangga. po. Detener á alguno. SjcoI. pe. hamat. pe. Ua- rang. pp. Detener, como á la bola. soga. pe. Detener á alguno para que no se escape. Toban. pp. Piguil. pp. Detener alguna cosa quesea con Ímpetu. Toban, pp.
Juan José de Noceda, Pedro de Sanlucar, 1860

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DETENER»

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Vicente Díaz: Detener a diputados sin allanamiento de inmunidad ...
Díaz respondió a un mensaje del presidente de la AN, Henry Ramos Allup, en el cual aseguraba que podían detener a los parlamentarios por retomar sus ... «El Nacional.com, Jul 16»
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Obama: "El sueño americano es algo que ningún muro va a detener"
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, aseguró hoy que "el sueño americano es algo que ningún muro va a detener", en alusión al candidato ... «La Estrella de Panamá, Jul 16»
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La UE insta a Indonesia a detener 14 ejecuciones y abolir la pena ...
La Unión Europea (UE) instó hoy a Indonesia a detener las ejecuciones previstas para catorce condenados a muerte, las cuales deberían llevarse a cabo en ... «Terra.com, Jul 16»
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Ladrones, a base de disparos, intentaron detener a un camionero ...
Ladrones, a base de disparos, intentaron detener a un camionero en la Ruta 21. El hecho sucedió en la localidad de Taboada. Los malhechores son buscados ... «Nuevo Diario de Santiago del Estero, Jul 16»
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VIDEO: Un motociclista se juega la vida en el intento de detener al ...
Circula en la Red un video que muestra el intento desesperado de un motociclista por detener al autor del crimen terrorista de Niza. En el video el piloto parece ... «RT en Español - Noticias internacionales, Jul 16»
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Policía de Tamaulipas pide a ciudadanos que les ayuden a detener ...
Los ciudadanos tamaulipecos de esta región tienen ahora una tarea prioritaria y es la de ayudar a la policía a detener a los asaltantes. El general José Marines ... «POSTA, Jul 16»
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Identifican a empleado de tienda de descuentos que murió tratando ...
De acuerdo con la policía, los hechos sucedieron alrededor de las 5:30 pm del martes, cuando McCune trató de detener a un ladrón, quien le disparó en el ... «Univisión, Jul 16»
8
Vecinos piden detener deforestación por Deprimido Mixcoac ...
Los diputados locales Citlalli Hernández Mora y José Alfonso Suárez del Real y Aguilera, de Morena, llamaron a la Secretaría del Medio Ambiente capitalina ... «Terra.com, Jul 16»
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Juez prohíbe a Macy's detener a presuntos ladrones
El veredicto de un juez de Manhattan le prohibió a Macy's detener a sospechosos de robo de mercancía dentro de sus tiendas y forzarlos a pagar multas. «El Diario NY, Jun 16»
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Klinsmann: "Hay maneras de detener a jugadores como Maradona ...
El entrenador de Estados Unidos blanqueó que le mostraron videos a los jugadores de cómo marcar al 10 de Barcelona. Además, elogió poder enfrentarse con ... «Goal.com, Jun 16»

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