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fora do expediente

[FOH-rah doo ehks-puh-dee-EHN-chuh]
adverbial phrase
outside business hours
1. During a time when a business, office, or institution is not officially operating or providing services; outside regular working hours
The bank is closed and we cannot access our accounts outside business hours.
O banco está fechado e não podemos acessar nossas contas fora do expediente.
2. After working hours; in one's personal time rather than during official work time
He prefers to handle personal matters outside business hours.
Ele prefere resolver assuntos pessoais fora do expediente.
NYC Slang
after hours
Synonyms
após o horário de funcionamentofora do horário comercialdepois do expedienteem horário não comercial
Antonyms
durante o expedienteem horário comercialno expedientedurante o horário de funcionamento

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
fora do expediente
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
fora do expediente
Common in business contexts
Rio de Janeiro
fora do expediente
Standard usage
Portugal
fora do horário de expediente
May include 'horário' more explicitly

Related Idioms & Phrases

depois do expediente
em horário não comercial
fora do horário de funcionamento
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