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prevent from finishing
[prɪˈvɛnt frəm ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ]
verb phrase
impedir de terminar
1.
to stop or hinder someone from completing an action or task
The interruption prevented him from finishing his speech.
A interrupção impediu-o de terminar seu discurso.
2.
to obstruct the completion of something
Bad weather prevented us from finishing the construction.
O mau tempo nos impediu de terminar a construção.
Synonyms
stop from completing
hinder from finishing
obstruct completion of
interrupt
block from ending
Antonyms
allow to finish
enable completion
facilitate finishing
assist in completing
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
impedir de terminar
most common form in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
impedir de acabar
colloquial variant using 'acabar' instead of 'terminar'
Portugal
impedir de acabar
preferred usage in European Portuguese
Related Idioms & Phrases
cut someone short
leave something unfinished
nip it in the bud
put a stop to something
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