Portuguese

Alternative forms

• protecção (Portugal, superseded)
• proteição (archaic)

Noun

proteção f (plural proteções)

1. (uncountable) protection (state of being safe)
2. protection (process of keeping safe)
3. (uncountable) favour (goodwill; benevolent regard)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:proteção.

Synonyms

• (state of being safe): segurança
• (process of keeping safe): defesa
• (favour): amparo, favor, patrocínio

Antonyms

• (state of being safe): insegurança, periculosidade, perigo

Derived terms

• proteção ambiental
• proteção catódica
• proteção divina

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