1. To terminate a pregnancy before viability
The doctor advised her to abort the pregnancy due to health complications.
O médico aconselhou-a a abortar a gravidez devido a complicações de saúde.
2. To stop or cancel a plan, process, or action before completion
We had to abort the mission when the weather conditions became too dangerous.
Tivemos que abortar a missão quando as condições climáticas ficaram muito perigosas.
3. In computing, to terminate a program or process prematurely
The software will abort the operation if an error is detected.
O software irá abortar a operação se um erro for detectado.