defesa
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese defesa, from Late Latin dēfēnsa (“defence”), from the feminine of Latin dēfēnsus, perfect passive participle of dēfendō.
Pronunciation
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Noun
defesa f (plural s)
- defence (the act of defending)
- that which defends
- (law) the defendant’s representation (lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of the defendant in court)
- defence (argument in support or justification of something)
- (sports) defence (portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring)
- (higher education) the formal presentation of a dissertation, thesis or project
Synonyms
- (act of defending): defendimento, protegimento
- (that which defends): amparo (figuratively), defensão (archaic), égide (figuratively), paládio (figuratively), proteção
- (argument in justification): justificativa
Antonyms
- (act of defending): ataque, ofensiva
- (defendant’s representation): acusação
- (defence, in sports): ataque
Derived terms
- defesazinha (diminutive)
- autodefesa
- legítima defesa
Related terms
Categories:
- Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms inherited from Late Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Late Latin
- Portuguese terms inherited from Latin
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- Portuguese 3-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns
- pt:Law
- pt:Sports
- pt:Education