What does palestra in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word palestra in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use palestra in Portuguese.

The word palestra in Portuguese means speech, lecture, palestra, palestra, pregação, palestra, palestra, fazer uma palestra, um discurso, dar uma palestra. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word palestra

speech, lecture

substantivo feminino

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

palestra

noun (educational speech)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
O professor deu uma palestra sobre a história da China.
The professor gave a lecture on the history of China.

palestra

noun (act of addressing the public formally) (ato de falar ao público formalmente)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

pregação

noun (religious sermon)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The parishioners gathered to listen to Father Michael's preaching.

palestra

noun (giving self-righteous advice)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
It's not preaching; I am merely raising awareness of the issue.

palestra

noun (lecture)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês Fomos a uma conferência muito interessante sobre direitos humanos.
The talk concerned global warming.

fazer uma palestra, um discurso

verbal expression (give informative speech)

The speaker chose to deliver a lecture on the evils of war.

dar uma palestra

verbal expression (conduct a speech or lecture) (fazer discurso)

On Monday I have to give a talk about the work I did over the summer.

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