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disconnected service

[dɪs.kəˈnek.tɪd ˈsɜr.vɪs]
nounpl: disconnected services
serviço desconectado
1. A utility service (such as electricity, water, gas, or telecommunications) that has been terminated or interrupted due to non-payment, violation of terms, or customer request
The family faced a disconnected service after missing three months of utility payments.
A família enfrentou um serviço desconectado após perder três meses de pagamentos de serviços.
2. In telecommunications, the termination of an active connection or line
The disconnected service left customers unable to make phone calls.
O serviço desconectado deixou os clientes incapazes de fazer chamadas telefônicas.
NYC Slang
service got cut off
Synonyms
terminated serviceinterrupted servicecut-off servicesuspended serviceservice interruption
Antonyms
active serviceconnected serviceoperational servicerestored servicecontinuous service

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
serviço desconectado
Standard term used across Brazil
São Paulo
serviço cortado
Common colloquial variant in São Paulo region
Rio de Janeiro
serviço suspenso
Variant commonly used in Rio de Janeiro
Portugal
serviço interrompido
Preferred term in Portugal; 'desconectado' less common in Portuguese Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

cut off service
lose service
service interruption
bills not paid, service disconnected
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