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Etymology
From ME. protesten < OF. protester < L. protestare < L. pro- "before" + testare "to testify" < L. testis "witness".

Pronunciation
a|verb pr�t�st', /pr��t�st/, /<tt>pr@"tEst</tt>/
audio|en-us-protest-verb.ogg|Audio (US)
a|noun
*(RP): /�pr��t�st/, /<tt>"pr@UtEst?</tt>/
*(US): pr�'t�st, /�pro�t�st/, /<tt>"proUtEst</tt>/
audio|en-us-protest-noun.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�st|-�st

Intransitive verb
rfc-trverb|Intransitive verb
en-verb

1. to make a strong objection

#:How dare you, I protest!
#:The public took to the streets to protest over the planned change to the law.

Translations

trans-top|to make a strong objection
Arabic: Arab|اعترض IPAchar|(ia��ára�a)
Chinese: �议 (kàng yì)
Dutch: protesteren
Finnish: protestoida, esittää vastalause
French: t+|fr|protester
German: demonstrieren, protestieren
Hebrew: he-translation|����|m"chá'ah f
Italian: t+|it|protestare
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Japanese: �議�� (�����, k�gi suru)
Korean: ���� (hang-ui hada)
Portuguese: t+|pt|protestar
Russian: п�о�е��ова�� (protestovát�)
Slovene: ugovarjati, protestirati
Spanish: t-|es|protestar
Swedish: inlägga protest#Swedish|protest, protestera
Telugu: నిరసి��� (nirasiMchu)
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Transitive verb
en-verb

1. to affirm something

#:I protest my innocence.

1. context|mostly|US to object to something

#:They protested the demolition of the school.

Translations

trans-top|to affirm
Finnish: vakuuttaa
trans-mid
Swedish: bedyra, försäkra
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trans-top|mostly US: to object to
Finnish: vastustaa, protestoida
German: Einspruch erheben, Einwände äu�ern
trans-mid
Slovene: protestirati, ugovarjati
Swedish: protestera mot
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Noun
en-noun

1. A formal objection, especially one by a group
2. A collective gesture of disapproval, sometimes violent

Synonyms
dissent
objection
protestation

Translations

trans-top|formal objection
Dutch: t+|nl|protest|n
Finnish: t-|fi|vastalause, t+|fi|protesti
French: t+|fr|protestation|f
Greek: t|el|διαμα����ία|f|sc=Grek (diamartyría)
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Slovene: t-|sl|ugovor|m, t-|sl|protest|m
Swedish: protest#Swedish|protest c, gensaga c (law)
Telugu: నిరసన (nirasana)
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trans-top|collective gesture of disapproval
Dutch: protestactie f, manifestatie f
Finnish: t+|fi|mielenosoitus
French: t+|fr|manifestation|f
Greek: t|el|διαμα����ία|f|sc=Grek (diamartyría)
trans-mid
Slovene: t-|sl|protest|m
Telugu: నిరసన ప�రదర�శన (nirasana pradarSana)
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Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Polish: protest#Polish|protest m
ttbc|Spanish: protesta f

Derived terms
Protestant
protestation
protester
protest march
under protest

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Swedish

Pronunciation
audio|Sv-protest.ogg|audio

Noun
sv-noun-reg-r-c|2=proteste
protest c

1. protest#English|protest

Related terms
protestera
protestant

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• 2007-11-29 08:49 - Mike - /* Swedish */ +rel terms

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