Durante a interrupção programada, não há fornecimento de energia.

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Breakdown of Durante a interrupção programada, não há fornecimento de energia.

• durante: during
• haver: there to be
• a interrupção programada: the scheduled service interruption

Questions & Answers about Durante a interrupção programada, não há fornecimento de energia.

What does durante mean, and how is it used here?

Durante means during.

In Durante a interrupção programada, it introduces a time period:

• durante = during
• a interrupção programada = the scheduled interruption / planned outage

So the phrase means during the scheduled interruption.

Unlike English, Portuguese does not need an extra word like the time of. You can go straight from durante to the noun phrase.

Why is it a interrupção programada with a?

Because interrupção is a feminine singular noun, and here it refers to a specific interruption, so Portuguese uses the definite article a.

Breakdown:

• interrupção = interruption
• a interrupção = the interruption
• programada = scheduled / planned

The adjective programada agrees with interrupção, so both are feminine singular:

• a interrupção programada

What exactly does interrupção programada mean?

It means a scheduled interruption, planned outage, or planned shutdown, depending on context.

In utility or electrical-service language, interrupção programada usually refers to a planned service cut, often for maintenance.

So in this sentence, it strongly suggests a planned interruption of electrical service.