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partial finishing

[PAR-shul FIN-ish-ing]
noun
acabamento parcial
1. The process of completing only some aspects or portions of a product, surface, or project, leaving other parts incomplete or in an intermediate state
The construction team performed partial finishing on the interior walls before the electrical work was completed.
A equipe de construção realizou um acabamento parcial nas paredes interiores antes da conclusão do trabalho elétrico.
2. In manufacturing or textile production, the application of finishing processes to only certain sections or stages of production
Partial finishing of the fabric allowed for quality control checks before final processing.
O acabamento parcial do tecido permitiu verificações de controle de qualidade antes do processamento final.
Synonyms
incomplete finishinginterim finishingstaged finishingphased finishing
Antonyms
complete finishingfull finishingtotal finishing

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
acabamento parcial
Most common usage in construction and manufacturing contexts
São Paulo
acabamento parcial / finalização parcial
Both terms used in industrial and construction sectors
Portugal
acabamento parcial / remate parcial
Remate is traditional Portuguese term for finishing work

Related Idioms & Phrases

work in progress
halfway done
interim solution
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