contenção

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.tẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõ.tẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.tẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: con‧ten‧ção

Etymology 1 edit

Learned borrowing from Latin contentiōnem.

Noun edit

contenção f (plural contenções)

contention; struggle
Synonym: contenda

Related terms edit

contender

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

contenção f (plural contenções)

restrainment (the act of restraining)

Related terms edit

contener

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