terminate links
[TUR-muh-nayt LINKS]
verb phrase
encerrar ligações / encerrar conexões / romper vínculos
1. To end or sever connections, relationships, or communication channels
The company decided to terminate links with its former business partner.
A empresa decidiu encerrar as ligações com seu antigo parceiro comercial.
2. To disconnect or remove hyperlinks or digital connections
The website will terminate links to outdated resources.
O site encerrará as conexões com recursos desatualizados.
3. To break off diplomatic or political relations
The government threatened to terminate links with the neighboring country.
O governo ameaçou romper ligações com o país vizinho.
The phrase 'terminate links' is commonly used in business, diplomatic, and technology contexts in both American English and Brazilian Portuguese. In corporate environments, it often refers to ending contractual or professional relationships. In digital contexts, it relates to removing hyperlinks or network connections. The Portuguese equivalents vary slightly depending on context, with 'encerrar ligações' being more formal and 'cortar vínculos' being more colloquial.
NYC Slang
cut ties / break it off / disconnect
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