proteção

Portuguese

Alternative forms

protecção (Portugal, superseded)
proteição (archaic)

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): /ˌpɾo.te.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɾo.te.ˈsɐ̃õ/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾu.tɛ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Hyphenation: pro‧te‧ção

Noun

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

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:proteção.

Derived terms

Terms derived from proteção

proteção ambiental

proteção catódica

proteção divina

Related terms

Terms related to proteção

protecional
protecionar
protecionismo

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