Polyglot Dictionary

dedução

/deduˈsɐ̃w/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as deduções

Meaning

  1. deduction

    • Foi uma boa dedução.

      It was a good deduction.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

desconto

dedução (deduction) can mean a subtracted financial amount, or separately a logical conclusion; desconto (discount) specifically means a price reduction in a sale.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

deducción

deducción is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "deduction."

Practice

1 What does dedução mean?

2 Fill the gap: Foi uma boa ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches dedução?

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