encerra

[ẽ.sɛ.ˈra]

verb

closes, ends, concludes

1. to close or shut something

He closes the door every evening.

Ele encerra a porta toda noite.

2. to end or finish an activity, event, or period

The conference ends on Friday.

A conferência encerra na sexta-feira.

3. to conclude or wrap up

She concludes the meeting with a summary.

Ela encerra a reunião com um resumo.

4. to contain or enclose

The fence encloses the property.

A cerca encerra a propriedade.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

encerra

standard usage for closing or ending something

São Paulo

encerra

common in business and formal contexts

Portugal

encerra

standard usage, identical to Brazilian Portuguese

encerra com chave de ouro - ends on a high note

encerra o assunto - closes the matter/subject

encerra o ciclo - closes the cycle

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