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To cease an activity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- We have been at this for hours; let’s call it a day and come back tomorrow when we are fresh.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To retire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- After suffering massive losses for three years in a row, the boss decided to call it a day, and sold his company.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To end a period of activity, either because it is unsuccessful or because enough has been done.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- After he was reprimanded for slacking on the job, they decided to call it a day and fire Allen.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
stop doing what one is doing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- At midnight, the student decided to call it quits and closed his books
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: call it quits
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
From earlier call it half a day, which first appears c. 1834, meaning to leave before the working day was over.
Across languages
Translations
70 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
приключвам за днес
(priključvam za dnes)
— to cease activity for the day
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Bulgarian:
спирам работа за днес
(spiram rabota za dnes)
— to cease activity for the day
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Chinese Mandarin:
收工
(shōugōng)
— to cease activity for the day
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Dutch:
morgen is er nog een dag
— to cease activity for the day
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Finnish:
lopettaa joltakin päivältä
— to cease activity for the day
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French:
s'arrêter là
— to cease activity for the day
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German:
Schluss für heute
— to cease activity for the day
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German:
Feierabend machen
— to cease activity for the day
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Greek:
σταματώ
(stamató)
— to cease activity for the day
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Hungarian:
mára elég
— to cease activity for the day
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Hungarian:
legyen elég mára ennyi
— to cease activity for the day
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Hungarian:
tegyük el magunkat holnapra
— to cease activity for the day
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Icelandic:
segja þetta gott
— to cease activity for the day
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Italian:
finirla qui
— to cease activity for the day
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Italian:
chiudere la giornata
— to cease activity for the day
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Japanese:
今日はここまでにする
(kyō wa kokomadeni suru)
— to cease activity for the day
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Norwegian Bokmål:
ta kvelden
— to cease activity for the day
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Norwegian Bokmål:
i morgen er nok en dag
— to cease activity for the day
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Norwegian Bokmål:
det kommer en dag i morgen
— to cease activity for the day
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Norwegian Bokmål:
nok for i dag
— to cease activity for the day
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Norwegian Bokmål:
slutt for i dag
— to cease activity for the day
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Polish:
kończyć na dzisiaj
— to cease activity for the day
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Polish:
skończyć na dzisiaj
— to cease activity for the day
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Portuguese:
dar por encerrado
— to cease activity for the day
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Romanian:
but see termina pe azi
— to cease activity for the day
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Romanian:
pune punct pe azi
— to cease activity for the day
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Russian:
закругля́ться
(zakrugljátʹsja)
— to cease activity for the day
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Russian:
шаба́ш
(šabáš)
— to cease activity for the day
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Russian:
баста
(basta)
— to cease activity for the day
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Serbo-Croatian:
завршити за данас
— to cease activity for the day
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Serbo-Croatian:
престати радити за данас
— to cease activity for the day
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Serbo-Croatian:
završiti za danas
— to cease activity for the day
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Serbo-Croatian:
prestati raditi za danas
— to cease activity for the day
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Spanish:
retirarse
— to cease activity for the day
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Spanish:
con esto y un bizcocho, hasta mañana a las ocho
— to cease activity for the day
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Swedish:
låta det vara nog för i dag
— to cease activity for the day
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Swedish:
kalla det en dag
— to cease activity for the day
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Arabic:
اِعْتَزَلَ
(iʕtazala)
— to retire
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Bulgarian:
пенсионирам се
(pensioniram se)
— to retire
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Bulgarian:
излизам в пенсия
(izlizam v pensija)
— to retire
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Chinese Mandarin:
退休
(tuìxiū)
— to retire
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Dutch:
op rente gaan
— to retire
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Finnish:
luovuttaa
— to retire
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Finnish:
lopettaa
— to retire
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French:
se retirer
— to retire
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French:
arrêter les frais
— to retire
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French:
jeter l'éponge
— to retire
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German:
in Pension gehen
— to retire
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Greek:
συνταξιοδοτούμαι
(syntaxiodotoúmai)
— to retire
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Hungarian:
leteszi a lantot
— to retire
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Indonesian:
istirahat
— to retire
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Italian:
ritirarsi
— to retire
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Italian:
tirare i remi in barca
— to retire
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Japanese:
退職する
(taishoku-surú)
— to retire
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Japanese:
引退する
(intai-surú)
— to retire
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Norwegian Bokmål:
kaste inn håndkleet
— to retire
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Polish:
przechodzić na emeryturę
— to retire
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Polish:
przejść na emeryturę
— to retire
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Portuguese:
largar mão
— to retire
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Romanian:
se pensiona
— to retire
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Romanian:
ieși la pensie
— to retire
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Russian:
выходи́ть на пе́нсию
(vyxodítʹ na pénsiju)
— to retire
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Russian:
выходи́ть в отста́вку
(vyxodítʹ v otstávku)
— to retire
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Serbo-Croatian:
пензионисати се
— to retire
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Serbo-Croatian:
отићи у пензију
— to retire
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Serbo-Croatian:
penzionisati se
— to retire
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Serbo-Croatian:
otići u penziju
— to retire
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Spanish:
retirarse
— to retire
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Swedish:
kasta in handuken
— to retire
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Vietnamese:
về hưu
— to retire
