cortar a palavra

[kor-TAR ah pah-LAH-vrah]

verb phrase

to interrupt; to cut someone off

1. to interrupt someone while they are speaking

Don't cut me off while I'm talking!

Não me corte a palavra enquanto estou falando!

2. to abruptly stop someone from finishing their sentence or thought

He always cuts people's words in meetings.

Ele sempre corta a palavra das pessoas nas reuniões.

NYC Slang

cut someone off

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

cortar a palavra

most common usage throughout Brazil

São Paulo

cortar a fala

alternative variant sometimes used

Portugal

cortar a palavra

standard usage in European Portuguese

deixar alguém falar

ter a palavra

tirar a palavra de alguém

pedir a palavra

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