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break links

[/breɪk lɪŋks/]
verb phrase
romper ligações
1. To disconnect or sever connections, relationships, or associations with someone or something
After years of collaboration, the two companies decided to break links.
Após anos de colaboração, as duas empresas decidiram romper ligações.
2. In computing/web context: to remove hyperlinks or references
The website administrator will break links to outdated content.
O administrador do site removerá os links para conteúdo desatualizado.
3. To interrupt a chain or sequence of events or communications
We need to break links in the supply chain to improve efficiency.
Precisamos interromper ligações na cadeia de suprimentos para melhorar a eficiência.
Synonyms
sever tiesdisconnectcut tiesseparateterminate connections
Antonyms
establish linksforge connectionsstrengthen tiesconnect

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
romper ligações
Most common usage across Brazil
São Paulo
desconectar
Often used in business context
Portugal
quebrar ligações
Alternative phrasing used in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

break ties
cut the cord
sever connections
disconnect from
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