This is the 6390th most frequent Portuguese word.
desportiva
"Desportiva" means "sporting" or "related to sports" in English.
Here, 'desportiva' is used as an adjective meaning 'related to sports'.
A equipe participou de uma competição desportiva.
The team participated in a sports competition.
In this sentence, 'desportiva' represents 'sportsmanship' or a fair-play attitude.
Ele abordou o desafio com uma atitude desportiva.
He approached the challenge with a sportsmanship attitude.
Here, 'desportiva' is used to describe a store related to sports equipment or activities.