No. 2,698 in Portuguese
premissa
"Premissa" means "premise," referring to a foundational idea or assumption used as a basis for reasoning or argument.
In a sentence
A premissa básica para o funcionamento do sistema é a cooperação.
The basic premise for the system's operation is cooperation.
Here, 'premissa' is used to indicate the foundational idea or assumption upon which the system operates.
Ele rejeitou a premissa inicial da discussão como inválida.
He rejected the initial premise of the discussion as invalid.
In this sentence, 'premissa' refers to the starting point or initial assumption proposed in a discussion or argument.
As premissas do projeto ainda precisam ser definidas pelos membros da equipe.
The premises of the project still need to be defined by the team members.
Here, 'premissas' are understood as the set of basic principles or conditions required to plan and execute the project.
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