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stop caring

[/stɑp ˈkerɪŋ/]
verb phrase
parar de se importar
1. to cease to feel concern or interest about something or someone
After years of trying, she decided to stop caring what others thought.
Depois de anos tentando, ela decidiu parar de se importar com o que os outros pensavam.
2. to become indifferent or apathetic toward a matter previously of importance
He finally stopped caring about the outcome of the election.
Ele finalmente parou de se importar com o resultado da eleição.
NYC Slang
stop trippin' about it; over it
Synonyms
cease to carebecome indifferentlose intereststop worryingbecome apathetic
Antonyms
start caringbegin to carecare deeplybecome invested

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
parar de se importar
most common usage
Brazil (informal)
deixar de ligar
more colloquial alternative
Portugal
deixar de se importar
commonly used in European Portuguese
Portugal (informal)
deixar de dar a mínima
very informal, slang usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

let it go
wash your hands of it
not give a damn
couldn't care less
move on
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