задържа́не — meaning in English

English meaning

• apprehension noun A worried feeling that something bad might happen; anxiety about the future.
• arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
• continence noun The voluntary control of urination and defecation.
• detention noun The state of being held in official custody, especially while awaiting trial.
• inhibition noun A feeling of self-consciousness or fear that stops someone acting freely.
• keeping noun Agreement or harmony, especially in the phrase "in keeping with".
• retention noun The ability to hold onto or remember information.

Senses

задържа́не is used for these senses in English:

• apprehension (legal) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
• arrest The condition of being stopped, standstill.
• arrest (legal) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
• continence (urology) The voluntary control of urination and defecation.
• detention (uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
• inhibition The act of inhibiting.
• keeping Charge or care.

apprehension — full definition

1. noun A worried feeling that something bad might happen; anxiety about the future.
2. noun The act of catching or arresting someone.
3. noun Basic understanding or grasp of an idea.

arrest — full definition

1. verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
2. verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
3. noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.

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