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create new customs

[kriˈeɪt njuː ˈkʌstəmz]
verb phrase
criar novos costumes
1. To establish or introduce new traditions, practices, or habitual behaviors in a society or group
The community decided to create new customs to celebrate their cultural heritage.
A comunidade decidiu criar novos costumes para celebrar seu patrimônio cultural.
2. To initiate practices that become widely accepted and repeated over time
Technology companies often create new customs in workplace culture.
As empresas de tecnologia frequentemente criam novos costumes na cultura organizacional.
Synonyms
establish traditionsintroduce practicesoriginate customsinstitute new traditionsset precedents
Antonyms
abandon customsbreak traditionsdiscontinue practiceseliminate conventions

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
criar novos costumes
Standard usage across Brazil
Portugal
criar novos hábitos/tradições
May also use 'estabelecer novas práticas'
São Paulo
criar novos costumes
Standard metropolitan usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

start a trend
set a precedent
break new ground
establish a new normal
introduce a new tradition
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