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establishing a relationship

[ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ə rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp]
verb phrase
estabelecer um relacionamento
1. The process of initiating and developing a connection or bond between two or more people, typically involving trust, communication, and mutual understanding.
Establishing a relationship with your colleagues is essential for a healthy work environment.
Estabelecer um relacionamento com seus colegas é essencial para um ambiente de trabalho saudável.
2. Creating a romantic or intimate connection between two people.
After months of dating, they decided to establish a serious relationship.
Após meses namorando, eles decidiram estabelecer um relacionamento sério.
3. Building a professional or business connection for collaboration or partnership purposes.
The company is focused on establishing relationships with international suppliers.
A empresa está focada em estabelecer relacionamentos com fornecedores internacionais.
NYC Slang
getting with someone / linking up
Synonyms
building a relationshipdeveloping a connectionforming a bondcreating a tieinitiating contact
Antonyms
breaking a relationshipending a relationshipdissolving a bondsevering ties

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
estabelecer um relacionamento
Most common usage across Brazil
São Paulo
montar um relacionamento
Alternative informal usage, less formal
Rio de Janeiro
criar um relacionamento
Colloquial variation, widely understood
Portugal
estabelecer uma relação
Portuguese preference for 'relação' over 'relacionamento'

Related Idioms & Phrases

break the ice
hit it off
start from scratch
lay the groundwork
build bridges
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