Glossary entry

Romanian term or phrase:

reţinut

English translation:

detained

Added to glossary by Lucica Abil (X)
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2010-09-16 11:54:09 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Sep 13, 2010 09:10
13 yrs ago
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Romanian term

arrested

Romanian to English Law/Patents Law (general) intr-un proces-verbal
Va rog sa-mi spuneti daca in engleza exista diferenta intre a fi arestat si a fi retinut X ore. pot sa traduc termenul arrested = retinut, sau exista alt termen pentru acesta?
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Proposed translations (English)
5 +6 detained
Change log

Sep 17, 2010 19:32: Lucica Abil (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/0">'s</a> old entry - "arrested"" to ""detained""

Sep 17, 2010 19:32: Lucica Abil (X) changed "Language pair" from "English to Romanian" to "Romanian to English"

Discussion

meirs Sep 13, 2010:
arrest I recorded and may show up in the criminal record. Detention ("voluntary") is not recorded.

Proposed translations

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Romanian term (edited): reţinut
Selected

detained

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-09-13 10:43:09 GMT)
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REȚÍNE vb. I. tr. 1. a ține în loc, a împiedica de la ceva. ◊ a ține închis, arestat, a priva de libertate

The young lady was detained for several hours at a nearby police precinct...

Police detained for questioning a relative of Israeli-American...

A plane carrying two U.S. senators was detained for several hours Sunday while trying to leave Russia...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-09-13 11:24:00 GMT)
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Note from asker:
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agree Isabela Andrian : si alt exemplu: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=280397
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agree Adina D
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