Phrase · 🏢 Meetings at work
Já deu o horário; vamos encerrar por aqui.
We're out of time; let's stop here.
B2closing a meetinginformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Jáadverbalreadydeu1verbgave (deu o horário = time's up)dar · past · 3rd sing.odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitehorárionountime, schedulemasc. · sing.;vamosverblet's; we're going toir · present · 1st pl.encerrar2verbwrap up, closeinfinitiveporprepositionby, for, throughaquiadverbhere.
- deu → horário: subject after verb
- vamos → encerrar: + infinitive
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1deu o horário = it's time (to stop). Register switching: spoken ↔ written BR →
- 2encerrar por aqui = to stop here. Register switching: spoken ↔ written BR →