detente

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detente (countable and uncountable, plural detentes)

1. Alternative form of détente.

From French détente.

detente c (singular definite detenten, plural indefinite detenter)

1. détente

• “detente” in Den Danske Ordbog

dētente

1. vocative masculine singular of dētentus

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

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

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)

detente

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

detente

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

• “detente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024