Polyglot Dictionary

tutela

/tuˈtɛla/

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 tutelas

Meaning

  1. guardianship

    • A avó recebeu a tutela da criança.

      The grandmother was granted guardianship of the child.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

encargo

Close — English "charge" also means custody/guardianship, as in "in my charge."

Similar in other languages

German

Vormundschaft

Vormundschaft is the German word for the same thing — both mean "guardianship."

Spanish

tutela

tutela is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "guardianship."

French

tutelle

tutelle is the French word for the same thing — both mean "guardianship."

Practice

1 What does tutela mean?

2 Fill the gap: A avó recebeu a ___ da criança.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tutela?

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