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o expediente

working hours, workday, trick, means, method

i ʃ p ɨ d j ẽ t ɨ
noun Rare #30,470
working hours, workday Can also refer to office hours.
PO: Meu expediente começa às nove.
EN: My workday starts at nine.
trick, means, method In this sense, it can suggest a crafty or underhanded method.
PO: Ele usou um expediente simples para abrir a porta.
EN: He used a simple trick to open the door.

O expediente de Dana tem ficado cada vez mais longo.

Dana’s workday has been getting longer and longer.

Se eu quiser tomar banho durante o expediente, Sal que se dane!

If I want to take a shower during work hours, to hell with Sal!

— Faça a Coisa Certa (1989)

Verifica o expediente de ontem.

Check yesterday's records.

— Justiça Artificial (2026)

Meu expediente já terminou.

My workday is already over.

— Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)

Dane-se o expediente!

Screw the workday!

— Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)

Expediente?

Office hours?

— Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)

Desde quando puta encerra expediente, hein?

Since when does a whore clock out, huh?

— Madame Satã (2002)

Sounds similar to

experiente i ʃ p ɨ ɾ j ẽ t ɨ