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halt work

[/hɔːlt wɜːrk/]
verb phrase
parar o trabalho
1. To stop working; to cease labor or operations temporarily or permanently
The construction crew had to halt work due to the storm.
A equipe de construção teve que parar o trabalho devido à tempestade.
2. To suspend or interrupt work activities
The factory decided to halt work for maintenance.
A fábrica decidiu parar o trabalho para manutenção.
Synonyms
stop workcease worksuspend workbreak off workknock offdown tools
Antonyms
resume workcontinue workstart workcommence work

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
parar o trabalho
Most common usage across Brazil
São Paulo
parar o trabalho / paralisar o trabalho
Paralyze work also used in formal/industrial contexts
Portugal
parar o trabalho / interromper o trabalho
Interrupt work is also common in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

call it a day
down tools
work stoppage
labor halt
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