cease to be valid

[/siːs tə bi ˈvælɪd/]

verb phrase

deixar de ser válido

1. to no longer be in effect or legally binding; to expire or lose validity

The contract will cease to be valid after December 31st.

O contrato deixará de ser válido após 31 de dezembro.

2. to become outdated or no longer applicable

These regulations ceased to be valid when the new law was enacted.

Estes regulamentos deixaram de ser válidos quando a nova lei foi sancionada.

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General Brazilian

deixar de ser válido

most common usage

São Paulo

perder validade

alternative common usage

Portugal

deixar de ser válido

standard usage; also 'caducar' for legal documents

run out of steam

go belly up

bite the dust

perder a validade

caducar

expirar

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