shut down

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar o ato de fechar, encerrar a operação ou interromper o funcionamento de algo, como um sistema, máquina, empresa ou estabelecimento.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of closing, stopping operations, or causing something to cease functioning.

incontável · verbo irregular · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Stop operatingformal

   To close a business, factory, or system permanently or temporarily.

   Encerrar as atividades

   • The factory shut down due to financial problems.
   • They shut down the old power plant last year.
   • The company decided to shut down its operations in Europe.

   Sinônimoscloseclose downdiscontinuehaltstopsuspendterminate

   Antônimosactivatebegininitiatelaunchopenoperatestart

2. Turn off a deviceinformal

   To stop a computer, machine, or electronic device from working.

   Desligar

   • Please shut down your computer before leaving.
   • He shut down the server for maintenance.
   • The system automatically shuts down after 30 minutes of inactivity.

   Sinônimosdeactivateswitch offturn off

   Antônimosactivatebootpowerstartswitch

3. Reject or silenceinformalamerican

   To forcefully stop someone from speaking or to reject an idea or proposal.

   Repreender

   • She shut down his argument with a single fact.
   • The manager shut down the proposal immediately.
   • He tried to interrupt, but she shut him down.

   Sinônimoscut offdismissmuzzleput downquashrebuffshoot downsilencesquelchsuppress

   Antônimosacceptencouragesupport

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