Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)
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An individual feature, fact, or item.
Detain
To keep someone in custody or to delay someone from proceeding.
Detainment
The action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody.
Detect
To discover or identify the presence or existence of something.
Detecting
To discover or identify the presence or existence of something.
Detection
The action or process of identifying the presence of something hidden, obscure, or hard to notice.
Detective
A person, especially a police officer, whose occupation is to investigate and solve crimes.
Detector
A device or instrument that detects the presence of a particular substance or condition.
Detention
The act of keeping someone in a specific place, often as a form of punishment or for legal reasons.
Deter
To discourage someone from doing something, typically by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.
Detergent
A substance used for cleaning, especially in laundry and dishwashing.
Deteriorate
To become progressively worse.