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abandon the performance

[əˈbændən ðə pərˈfɔːrməns]
verb phrase
abandonar a apresentação
1. to stop or cancel a scheduled performance, show, or presentation before its completion
The concert had to abandon the performance due to severe weather conditions.
O concerto teve que abandonar a apresentação devido às condições climáticas severas.
2. to leave or desert a performance while it is happening
The actor decided to abandon the performance after suffering an injury.
O ator decidiu abandonar a apresentação após sofrer uma lesão.
NYC Slang
bail on the show
Synonyms
cancel the performancecall off the showsuspend the performancediscontinue the showleave the stage
Antonyms
complete the performancefinish the showcontinue performingproceed with the performance

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
abandonar a apresentação
most common usage across Brazil
São Paulo
desistir do show
alternative colloquial form in urban settings
Rio de Janeiro
largar a apresentação
informal local variation
Portugal
abandonar a apresentação
formal standard Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

leave the show hanging
pull the plug on the performance
walk off the stage
throw in the towel on the performance
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