English-Portuguese translations for deference

• deferência
  Nesta Assembleia, o Presidente da República de Itália deve ser sempre referido com respeito e deferência. In this Chamber, the Italian President should only ever be referred to with respect and deference.
  Durante estas negociações, ouvi igualmente que a homenagem às vítimas implica deferência, evitando-se assim palavras como o genocídio. During these negotiations, I also heard how commemorating the victims involves deference, thereby avoiding words such as genocide.
  É com alguma deferência que faço esta afirmação no Parlamento Europeu, onde há tantos especialistas em palavras, mas tentaremos dar o exemplo. I say that with some deference in the European Parliament where there are so many experts in words, but we will try to lead by example.

Definition of deference

• Great respect
• The willingness to carry out the wishes of others

Examples

• The children treated their elders with deference.
• By tidying his room, he showed deference to his mother.

Related words

• deferential
• deferent
• deferent canal
• deferential to
• vas deferens
• ductus deferens