Stationary, detained in French 🇫🇷

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arrêté (French):

Tips to remember the French word:
– One way to remember the word “arrêté” is to break it down into smaller parts. The word is derived from the verb “arrêter” which means “to stop” or “to detain.” So, “arrêté” can be thought of as a past participle form of “arrêter.”
– Another way to remember “arrêté” is to associate it with situations where someone or something is being detained or stopped.

Explanations:
In French, “arrêté” can be used as both an adjective and a noun, primarily meaning “stationary” or “detained” respectively.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– For “stationary”: immobilisé, fixe, en place
– For “detained”: détenu, retenu, capturé, emprisonné

Alternate meanings or slang:
– In some contexts, “arrêté” can also refer to an official municipal or governmental document or order.
– It does not have a common slang usage.

Examples of sentences using “arrêté”:
1. Les voitures sont arrêtées à cause du feu rouge. (The cars are stationary because of the red light.)
2. L’homme a été arrêté par la police pour vol à main armée. (The man was detained by the police for armed robbery.)
3. Nous avons reçu un nouvel arrêté municipal interdisant le stationnement dans cette rue. (We received a new municipal order prohibiting parking on this street.)

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