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block communication

[/blɑk kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/]
verb/noun
bloquear a comunicação
1. To prevent or obstruct the flow of information or messages between parties
The company decided to block communication with the competitor to protect trade secrets.
A empresa decidiu bloquear a comunicação com o concorrente para proteger segredos comerciais.
2. To restrict or disable channels of interaction, such as phone calls, emails, or social media messages
She had to block communication from an abusive contact on all platforms.
Ela teve que bloquear a comunicação de um contato abusivo em todas as plataformas.
Synonyms
obstruct communicationrestrict communicationsever communicationcut off communicationimpede communication
Antonyms
facilitate communicationenable communicationpromote communicationestablish communication

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
bloquear a comunicação
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
bloquear a comunicação
Standard business and technical term
Portugal
bloquear a comunicação
Standard Portuguese equivalent; also 'obstruir a comunicação'

Related Idioms & Phrases

break communication
cut someone off
silence communication
shut down communication channels
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