loose ends

[luːs endz]

noun

pontas soltas

1. Unfinished or unresolved matters; incomplete tasks or details that need to be addressed

Before we launch the project, we need to tie up all the loose ends.

Antes de lançarmos o projeto, precisamos resolver todas as pontas soltas.

2. Disconnected or unrelated elements in a story, argument, or explanation

The detective tied up the loose ends of the murder case.

O detetive resolveu as pontas soltas do caso de homicídio.

3. People or things that are not accounted for or controlled

There are still a few loose ends we need to deal with before the merger is complete.

Ainda há algumas pontas soltas que precisamos resolver antes que a fusão seja concluída.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

pontas soltas

Most common usage across Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

pontas soltas / detalhes pendentes

Standard usage, sometimes more casual phrasing

São Paulo

pontas soltas / assuntos pendentes

Business and formal contexts prefer 'assuntos pendentes'

Portugal

pontas soltas / pormenores por resolver

Alternative 'pormenores por resolver' used in formal contexts

tie up loose ends

cut loose

hang loose

leave no stone unturned

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