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waive rules

[/weɪv ruːlz/]
verb phrase
abrir exceção às regras
1. to voluntarily refrain from enforcing or insisting upon a rule, regulation, or requirement
The teacher decided to waive the rules about late submissions for students affected by the storm.
A professora decidiu abrir exceção às regras sobre entregas atrasadas para os alunos afetados pela tempestade.
2. to intentionally give up a right, claim, or privilege
The company agreed to waive the rules regarding background checks for emergency hires.
A empresa concordou em abrir exceção às regras sobre verificações de antecedentes para contratações de emergência.
Synonyms
disregard rulesset aside rulesignore rulesexempt from rulesrelinquish rules
Antonyms
enforce rulesuphold rulesinsist on rulesapply rules

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
abrir exceção às regras
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Brazil
suspender as regras
Alternative usage meaning to suspend rules
Portugal
dispensar as regras
Common in Portuguese Portuguese, meaning to exempt from rules
Portugal
abrir uma exceção
Shorter form meaning to make an exception

Related Idioms & Phrases

bend the rules
break the rules
make an exception
cut some slack
give someone a pass
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