detente

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See also: detenté and détente

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

detente (plural detentes)

  1. Alternative form of détente

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French détente.

Noun[edit]

detente c (singular definite detenten, plural indefinite detenter)

  1. détente

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Latin[edit]

Participle[edit]

dētente

  1. vocative masculine singular of dētentus

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /deˈtente/ [d̪eˈt̪ẽn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: de‧ten‧te

Etymology 1[edit]

From the imperative of detenerse (to stop, to halt).

Noun[edit]

detente m (plural detentes)

  1. a painted or embroidered image of a saint carried over the heart to ward off danger or attack
  2. an amulet or talisman carried for protection against harm
  3. détente (period of history involving calming of tension)
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Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

detente

  1. second-person singular imperative of detener combined with te

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

detente

  1. inflection of detentar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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