Similar words
Similar in other languages
German
Festnahme
Festnahme is the German word for the same thing — both mean "arrest."
German
Verhaftung
Verhaftung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "arrest."
French
arrestation
arrestation is the French word for the same thing — both mean "arrest."
Practice
1 What does detención mean?
arrest
2 Fill the gap: Hubo tres ___.
Full sentence: Hubo tres detenciones. (There were three arrests.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches detención?
detención: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.