halt search

[/hɔːlt sɜːrtʃ/]

verb phrase

parar a busca / interromper a pesquisa

1. To stop or cease a search operation or investigation

The rescue team decided to halt search operations due to bad weather.

A equipe de resgate decidiu parar a busca devido ao mau tempo.

2. To suspend the process of looking for something or someone

They had to halt their search for the missing documents.

Eles tiveram que interromper sua pesquisa pelos documentos desaparecidos.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

parar a busca / interromper a pesquisa

Most commonly used form in Brazil

Portugal

suspender a busca / cessar a pesquisa

Slightly more formal usage in European Portuguese

call off the search

give up the search

abandon the search

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