defesa
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese defesa, from Late Latin dēfēnsa (“defence”), from the feminine of Latin dēfēnsus, perfect passive participle of dēfendō.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.ˈfe.za/, /de.ˈfe.zɐ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.ˈfe.zɐ/
Noun
defesa f (plural defesas)
- 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
- defendedor
- defendente
- defender
- defendido
- defendimento
- defendível
- defensão
- defensar
- defensável
- defensiva
- defensível
- defensivo
- defensor
- defensoria
- defensório