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abandonar antes do final

[a.ban.do.ˈnaɾ ˈan.tɨs du fi.ˈnaɫ]
verb phrase
to quit, to drop out, to bail out
1. to leave or stop participating in an activity, competition, or commitment before it is completed
He decided to abandon the race before the finish line.
Ele decidiu abandonar a corrida antes do final.
2. to give up on something prematurely without completing it
She abandoned the project before finishing it.
Ela abandonou o projeto antes de terminá-lo.
NYC Slang
bail, dip out, ghost
Synonyms
desistirlargá-lodeixar para trásinterromperabrir mão
Antonyms
perseverarpersistircompletarterminarfinalizar

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
abandonar antes do final / desistir
common usage in everyday speech
Rio de Janeiro
largar / chutar o balde
more colloquial expression
São Paulo
abandonar / desistir
formal and standard usage
Portugal
abandonar / deixar para trás
formal European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

chutar o balde (to quit completely)
deixar na mão (to leave someone hanging)
meter a mão na cumbuca (to give up)
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