proteção

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin prōtectiō (“a covering over”), from prōtēctus, past participle of prōtegō (“to protect, to cover in front”), from prō + tegō (“I cover”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.teˈsɐ̃w̃/ [pɾo.teˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

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  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: pro‧te‧ção

Noun

proteção f (plural proteções)

  1. (uncountable) protection (state of being safe)
    Synonym: segurança
    Antonyms: insegurança, periculosidade, perigo
  2. protection (process of keeping safe)
    Synonym: defesa
  3. (uncountable) favour (goodwill; benevolent regard)
    Synonyms: amparo, favor, patrocínio

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:proteção.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “protecção” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
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