| Traduções principais |
| bring sth to a close v expr | (end or complete sth) | encerrar vt |
| | | concluir vt |
| | Everyone at the meeting was tired and cranky, so we brought it to a close. |
| impound sth vtr | (animal, etc.: shut in a pound) (fechar) | encerrar, trancar vt |
| | The city impounds all the stray dogs. |
| encase sth/sb in sth vtr + prep | often passive (enclose, cover) | revestir, encerrar vt |
| | The cheesemaker encased the wheel of cheese in a thick layer of wax. |
| pack sth in vtr phrasal sep | slang (activity: finish) (informal: terminar uma atividade) | encerrar vt |
| | | parar vt |
| | I think I'm going to pack it in for the night, it's been a long day. |
box sb in,
box in sb vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (confine) | encerrar, confinar vt |
| | I missed my highway exit because I was boxed in in the wrong lane. |
hem sb/sth in,
hem in sb/sth vtr phrasal sep | (confine, enclose) | cercar, encerrar, confinar vt |
| | Troops were dispatched to hem in the enemy, until artillery could be brought up to pound them into submission. |
shut sth down,
shut down sth vtr phrasal sep | (close: business operation) | fechar vt |
| | | encerrar vt |
| | I plan to shut down the business next month. |
| | Planejo fechar a empresa no mês que vem. |
round sth off,
round sth off with sth,
round sth off by doing sth vtr phrasal sep | (end, conclude) (terminar) | concluir vt |
| | | encerrar vt |
| | He rounded off his speech with a joke, leaving the audience in a good mood. |
| | Ele concluiu seu discurso com uma piada, deixando a plateia de bom humor. |
| shut down vi phrasal | (cease to operate) (parar de operar) | encerrar vt |
| | | fechar vt |
| | Many shops have shut down due to the economic crisis. |
| ramp down vi phrasal | (bring project to a close) (fechar um projeto) | concluir vt |
| | | encerrar vt |
| | | finalizar vt |
| kill sth vtr | figurative (put an end to) | encerrar vt |
| | They killed the project after the customer stopped paying. |
| | Eles encerraram o projeto depois que o cliente parou de pagar. |
| encapsulate sth vtr | (enclose) | encerrar, incluir vt |
| | The radioactive substance is encapsulated in lead. |
| enclose sth/sb in sth vtr + prep | (contain, restrict) | fechar vt |
| | | encerrar vt |
| | | cercar vt |
| | You can enclose the text in a box to make it stand out. |
| inclose sth/sb in sth vtr + prep | dated (shut in, close off) | encerrar vt |
| close sth out vtr phrasal sep | US (account: terminate) (conta) | encerrar vt |
| | | fechar vt |
wind sth up,
wind up sth vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (end) | encerrar vt |
| | It's time for lunch - I wish they'd wind up this boring meeting! |
| | É hora do almoço - queria que eles encerrassem esta reunião chata! |
| enclose sth vtr | (include in envelope) | encerrar, incluir vt |
| | | murar, cercar vt |
| | I enclose my resume for your consideration. |
wrap sth up,
wrap up sth vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (complete, summarize) | encerrar vt |
| | | resumir vt |
| | | concluir vt |
| | Let's wrap the meeting up - I have a plane to catch. |
| | Vamos encerrar a reunião - tenho que pegar um avião. |
| ramp sth down vtr phrasal sep | (project: bring to a close) | concluir vt |
| | | encerrar vt |
| | | finalizar vt |
| conclude vi | (close of meeting or event) | encerrar v int |
| | The state fair concludes on Sunday with a concert and fireworks. |
| | A feira da cidade encerra no domingo com um show e fogos de artifício. |
| end vi | (finish) | acabar, encerrar vt |
| | The concert ended with a Mozart violin concerto. |
| | O concerto acabou com um concerto de violino de Mozart. |
| Traduções complementares |
| call sth vtr | (proclaim) | encerrar vt |
| | The umpire called the ball out. |
| | O juiz encerrou a partida. |
| close sth vtr | (conclude) | encerrar vt |
| | The final speaker closed the session. |
| | O orador final encerrou a sessão. |
| close sth vtr | (finalize) | encerrar, fechar vt |
| | Let's close the negotiations now. |
| | Vamos encerrar as negociações aqui. |
| rest vtr | (law: conclude) (jurid, concluir) | encerrar vt |
| | The prosecution rested its case after it felt that it had presented all the evidence. |
| cloture sth vtr | informal (close a debate) (debate) | encerrar vt |
| | The debate was clotured, as there was nothing left to say. |
| fold sth vtr | figurative (bring to a close) | encerrar vt |
| | We're folding the play at the end of the season. |
| | Estamos encerrando a peça no final da temporada. |