No. 10,911 in Spanish

detenerlo

"Detenerlo" means "to stop or arrest him/it."

In a sentence

Necesitamos detenerlo antes de que cause más problemas.
We need to stop him before he causes more problems.
The term 'detenerlo' here refers to taking action to physically or situationally stop a person or entity.
El juez decidió detenerlo por sus acciones ilegales.
The judge decided to arrest him for his illegal actions.
In this context, 'detenerlo' implies a legal arrest or detainment.
Es importante detenerlo para poder analizarlo científicamente.
It is important to halt it in order to analyze it scientifically.
Here, 'detenerlo' is used to mean halting a process or action for closer examination.

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