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desligar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
  • disable verb To take away someone's ability to do something, especially by injuring them.
  • disconnect verb To break a connection between two things, such as a cable or a phone call.
  • off adv Away from a place, position, or reference point.
  • resign verb To formally give up a job or position.
  • switch noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.

Senses

desligar is used for these senses in English:

  • break (transitive) To end (a connection); to disconnect.
  • disable (chiefly, electronics, computing) To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).
  • disconnect (transitive) To remove the connection between an appliance and an electrical power source.
  • go out To be turned off or extinguished.
  • hang up (intransitive, idiomatic) To terminate a telephone call, originally by hanging the receiver on its hook or cradle thereby automatically disconnecting the line.
  • resign (transitive, or, intransitive) To voluntarily leave (a job or position), in particular a hard-fought position of high status. [from 14th c.]
  • shut down (ergative) To turn off or stop.
  • switch off (transitive) To stop or disable a device by turning a switch or a lever.

break — full definition

  1. verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
  2. verb To stop working properly; to malfunction.
  3. verb To fail to keep (a promise, rule, or law).
  4. verb To interrupt or bring an end to something continuous.
  5. noun A short pause or rest from an activity.

disable — full definition

  1. verb To take away someone's ability to do something, especially by injuring them.
  2. verb To turn off or deactivate a function, especially on a device or system.

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