No. 9,737 in Polish
zatrzymali
"Zatrzymali" means "they stopped" or "they detained" in English.
In a sentence
Policjanci zatrzymali kierowcę za przekroczenie prędkości.
The police officers stopped the driver for exceeding the speed limit.
In this sentence, 'zatrzymali' is used to describe the action of stopping someone, in this case, by authority.
Zatrzymali się przy sklepie, aby kupić bułki.
They stopped at the store to buy rolls.
Here, 'zatrzymali się' indicates a pause or stop made by the subjects themselves, in a reflexive form.
Zatrzymali proces produkcji z powodu awarii maszyny.
They halted the production process due to a machine malfunction.
In this example, 'zatrzymali' means they ceased or halted an ongoing process, implying intervention to stop progress.
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