English-Portuguese translation for "detainer"
"detainer" Portuguese translation
detainer {noun}
to detain {verb}
to detain [detained|detained] {vb} (also: to stop, to keep, to deter, to hinder)
I must detain you on behalf of your herald.
You detain Barillo...... with the information that you have, then you join me...... and share the spoils.
Dictatorships are keen to detain critical foreign visitors at their borders or send them straight home from their airports.
It allows men, women and children who do not fit the criteria defined by the Aliens Office to be detained in closed centres, often for very long periods of time.
We call upon the US Government to stop detaining people in secret centres, either on their own territory or on territories under their jurisdiction or under their control.
to detain [detained|detained] {vb} (also: to keep, to hold, to retain, to hold back)
It has been eloquently made by more experienced Members than myself and so, in the interests of not detaining the House, I shall withdraw it.
Synonyms
Synonyms (English) for "detain":
Similar words
destructive · destructor · desultory · detachable · detached · detachment · detail · detailed · details · detainee · detainer · detection · detective · detector · detectors · detention · detergent · deterioration · determinant · determinate · determination
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