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stopped work

[/stɒpt wɜːrk/]
verb phrase
parou de trabalhar / trabalho parado
1. ceased working; discontinued labor or employment
The factory stopped work at 5 PM.
A fábrica parou de trabalhar às 17h.
2. a work stoppage or strike; suspension of labor activities
The workers announced a stopped work to protest low wages.
Os trabalhadores anunciaram uma parada de trabalho para protestar contra salários baixos.
3. completed or finished a task or job
She stopped work on the project and went home.
Ela parou de trabalhar no projeto e foi para casa.
NYC Slang
clocked out / knocked off work
Synonyms
ceased workquit workfinished workknocked offclocked out
Antonyms
resumed workstarted workcontinued workbegan work

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
parou de trabalhar / trabalho parado
most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
parou o trampo
informal/colloquial variant using slang
São Paulo
parada de trabalho
commonly used for labor strikes
Portugal
parou trabalho / paragem do trabalho
formal and informal variants

Related Idioms & Phrases

called it a day
down tools
cease and desist
work stoppage
labor strike
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