detente

== English == === Noun === detente (countable and uncountable, plural detentes) Alternative form of détente. == Danish == === Etymology === From French détente. === Noun === detente c (singular definite detenten, plural indefinite detenter) détente ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “detente” in Den Danske Ordbog == Latin == === Participle === dētente vocative masculine singular of dētentus == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /deˈtente/ [d̪eˈt̪ẽn̪.t̪e] Rhymes: -ente Syllabification: de‧ten‧te === Etymology 1 === From the imperative of detenerse (“to stop, to halt”). ==== Noun ==== detente m (plural detentes) a painted or embroidered image of a saint carried over the heart to ward off danger or attack an amulet or talisman carried for protection against harm détente (period of history involving calming of tension) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== detente second-person singular imperative of detener combined with te === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== detente inflection of detentar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “detente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025