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1 arrest
[ə'rest] 1. verb1) (to capture or take hold of (a person) because he or she has broken the law: The police arrested the thief.) prender2) (to stop: Economic difficulties arrested the growth of industry.) parar2. noun1) (the act of arresting; being arrested: The police made several arrests; He was questioned after his arrest.) prisão2) (a stopping of action: Cardiac arrest is another term for heart failure.) paragem•* * *ar.rest[ər'est] n 1 apreensão, embargo. 2 detenção, captura, prisão. 3 impedimento, suspensão, parada. 4 Tech batente, dispositivo limitador (do movimento de máquinas). • vt 1 apreender, prender, embargar. 2 deter, capturar, aprisionar. 3 parar, controlar, reprimir, impedir. the dismissals were an effort to arrest losses / as demissões foram um esforço para impedir perdas. cardiac arrest ataque do coração. to be under arrest estar detido. to be under house arrest estar em prisão domiciliar.
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