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adjourn
[/əˈdʒɜːrn/]
verb
adiar
1.
to suspend or postpone a meeting, session, or proceeding to a later time
The judge decided to adjourn the trial until next week.
O juiz decidiu adiar o julgamento para a próxima semana.
2.
to move to another place or room
After dinner, they adjourned to the living room for drinks.
Depois do jantar, eles se retiraram para a sala de estar para beber algo.
3.
to end or close a formal session
The conference will adjourn at 5 PM.
A conferência será encerrada às 17h.
Synonyms
postpone
defer
suspend
recess
delay
Antonyms
convene
assemble
continue
proceed
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
adiar
most common usage in legal and formal contexts
General Brazilian
suspender
alternative for suspending a session temporarily
Portugal
adiar
standard usage, same as Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
encerrar
used when closing a formal session
Related Idioms & Phrases
adjourn sine die (encerrar definitivamente - close without setting a future meeting date)
adjourn to another place (retirar-se para outro lugar)
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