noun/verbfemininepl: dispensas
pantry; exemption; dispensation
1. A room or cupboard in a house where food and provisions are stored
She went to the pantry to get some flour for baking.
Ela foi à dispensa para pegar farinha para assar.
2. An exemption or release from an obligation or requirement
He received a dispensation from military service due to health reasons.
Ele recebeu uma dispensa do serviço militar por motivos de saúde.
3. Third person singular present tense of 'dispensar' (to exempt, to do without, to dismiss)
The teacher dispenses with the formal dress code on Fridays.
A professora dispensa o código de vestuário formal nas sextas-feiras.
Related Idioms & Phrases
dispensa de comparecimento (exemption from appearance)
dispensa do serviço militar (military discharge)
ir à dispensa (to go to the pantry)
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