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арестовать

arrest

Meaning of арестовать

to take someone to the police station because they may have done something illegal

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Russian[ɐrʲɪstɐˈvatʲ]
arrest
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арестовать with English translation

арестовать usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Police may arrest him if he returns.

Полиция может арестовать его, если он вернётся.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

They arrested the suspect at the station.

Они арестовали подозреваемого на станции.

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арестовать belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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арестовать synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between арестовать / задержать / схватить / арестовывать / задерживать

🇷🇺Russian
арестовать

arrest — to take someone to the police station because they may have done something illegal

B1Often

Police may arrest him if he returns.

Полиция может арестовать его, если он вернётся.

А
🇷🇺Russian
арестовать

Main term: to officially take someone into custody on suspicion of a crime.

B1Very Often

The police arrested the suspect at night.

Полиция арестовала подозреваемого ночью.

З
🇷🇺Russian
задержать

Broader than arrest: it can mean to stop someone temporarily for checking, or to take them into custody officially.

B1Very Often

The police detained the man at the entrance.

Полицейские задержали мужчину у входа.

С
🇷🇺Russian
схватить

Colloquial: to grab or seize someone quickly; it sounds less official and more sudden or forceful.

B1Often

They grabbed the thief right at the exit.

Схватили вора у самого выхода.

А
🇷🇺Russian
арестовывать

Imperfective aspect: means the process of arresting or a repeated/habitual action.

B1Very Often

The police continued arresting the participants in the riot.

Полиция продолжала арестовывать участников беспорядков.

З
🇷🇺Russian
задерживать

Imperfective aspect of «задержать»: to stop temporarily or take into custody.

B1Very Often

Police officers are detaining the suspects at the scene.

Сотрудники полиции задерживают подозреваемых на месте.

Б
🇷🇺Russian
брать под стражу

Formal expression: to place someone under police or state custody.

B1Often

The court decided to place the defendant in custody.

Суд решил взять обвиняемого под стражу.

З
🇷🇺Russian
заключать под стражу

Very formal: to confine someone in custody or prison by official decision.

B1Rarely

The suspect was remanded in custody until the trial.

Подозреваемого заключили под стражу до суда.

С
🇷🇺Russian
сажать под арест

Means to punish someone by putting them under arrest; often used for disciplinary or official punishment.

B1Rarely

He was placed under arrest for disobeying an order.

Его посадили под арест за нарушение приказа.

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How to pronounce арестовать and what this word means

арестовать translation: arrest. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce арестовать

[ɐrʲɪstɐˈvatʲ]

арестовать translation

arrest

арестовать examples

Police may arrest him if he returns.

арестовать transcription

[ɐrʲɪstɐˈvatʲ]

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арестовать meaning: what does it mean?

задержать и увезти в полицию из-за возможного преступления

арестовать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

арестовать is pronounced as [ɐrʲɪstɐˈvatʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

арестовать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Police may arrest him if he returns. Translation: Полиция может арестовать его, если он вернётся.

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