defesa
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese defesa, from Late Latin dēfēnsa (“defence”), from the feminine of Latin dēfēnsus, perfect passive participle of dēfendō. Doublet of defensa and devesa.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: de‧fe‧sa
Noun edit
defesa f (plural defesas)
- defence (the act of defending)
- Synonyms: defendimento, protegimento
- 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)
- Synonym: justificativa
- (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
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of “act of defending”): ataque, ofensiva
- (antonym(s) of “defendant’s representation”): acusação
- (antonym(s) of “defence, in sports”): ataque