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unfinished statement

[/ˌʌnˈfɪnɪʃt ˈsteɪtmənt/]
nounpl: unfinished statements
declaração inacabada
1. A sentence, utterance, or declaration that has not been completed or concluded
He left an unfinished statement when he walked out of the meeting.
Ele deixou uma declaração inacabada quando saiu da reunião.
2. In legal or formal contexts, a statement that lacks closure or resolution
The witness's unfinished statement raised more questions than it answered.
A declaração inacabada da testemunha levantou mais perguntas do que respostas.
Synonyms
incomplete statementunfinished remarkincomplete utterancetrailing off statement
Antonyms
complete statementfinished statementconcluded statementfinal statement

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
declaração inacabada
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro
afirmação incompleta
Alternative colloquial expression
São Paulo
declaração incompleta
Formal business and legal contexts
Portugal
declaração inacabada
Standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

leave something hanging
trail off into silence
leave the sentence incomplete
cut short one's remarks
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