arrest

I [ə'rest]

nome dir. arresto m.

to be under arrest — essere in (stato di) arresto

to put sb. under arrest — arrestare qcn

II [ə'rest]

verbo transitivo

1) [police] arrestare

2) (halt) arrestare, far cessare [decline, development, disease]

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[ə'rest] 1. verb

1) (to capture or take hold of (a person) because he or she has broken the law: The police arrested the thief.) arrestare

2) (to stop: Economic difficulties arrested the growth of industry.) fermare

2. noun

1) (the act of arresting; being arrested: The police made several arrests; He was questioned after his arrest.) arresto

2) (a stopping of action: Cardiac arrest is another term for heart failure.) arresto

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- under arrest

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arrest /əˈrɛst/

n.

1 [uc] (leg.) arresto; fermo (di polizia): arrest by warrant, arresto su mandato di cattura; under arrest, in (stato di) arresto; (mil.) agli arresti; under house arrest, agli arresti domiciliari; to resist arrest, fare resistenza all'arresto

2 [u] (leg.) sospensione: arrest of judgement, sospensione di giudizio

3 (med.) arresto: cardiac arrest, arresto cardiaco

4 (mecc.) arresto; fermo.

♦ (to) arrest /əˈrɛst/

v. t.

1 (leg.) arrestare

2 fermare; arrestare: You can't arrest progress, non si può fermare il progresso

3 attirare (l'attenzione, ecc.).

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I [ə'rest]

nome dir. arresto m.

to be under arrest — essere in (stato di) arresto

to put sb. under arrest — arrestare qcn

II [ə'rest]

verbo transitivo

1) [police] arrestare

2) (halt) arrestare, far cessare [decline, development, disease]