proteção
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Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin prōtectiōnem (“a covering over”), from prōtēctus, past participle of prōtegō (“to protect, to cover in front”), from prō + tegō (“to cover”).
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
- Hyphenation: pro‧te‧ção
Noun
[edit]proteção f (plural proteções)
- (uncountable) protection (state of being safe)
- Synonym: segurança
- Antonyms: insegurança, periculosidade, perigo
- protection (process of keeping safe)
- Synonym: defesa
- (uncountable) favour (goodwill; benevolent regard)
- Synonyms: amparo, favor, patrocínio
Quotations
[edit]For quotations using this term, see Citations:proteção.
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “protecção” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913