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1 protestar
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2 protestar
v.1 to complain.protestaron por el mal servicio they complained about the poor serviceprotestaban contra la detención del líder sindical they were protesting against the arrest of the union leader¡protesto! (law) objection!2 to grumble.haz lo que te digo sin protestar do what I tell you and no grumbling3 to protest, to object, to remonstrate, to present an objection.María se quejó contra los perros Mary complained against the dogs.* * *1 (mostrar disconformidad) to protest ( contra, against)2 DERECHO to raise an objection■ ¡protesto, su señoría! objection, Your Honour!3 (refunfuñar) to moan\sin protestar without protest* * *verb* * *1. VI1) (=quejarse) to complainprotestaron contra la subida de la gasolina — they complained o frm protested against the rise in the price of petrol
protestó por lo mal que la habían tratado — she complained o frm protested about how badly she had been treated
2) (Jur)¡protesto, Su Señoría! — objection, Your Honour!
¡protesto contra esa observación! — I resent that!, I object to that remark!
2. VT1) [+ letra, pagaré] to protest, note2) frm (=declarar) to protest* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( mostrar desacuerdo) to protestprotestar CONTRA algo — to protest against o about something
protesto, su señoría! — objection, your Honor*, I object, your Honor
b) ( quejarse) to complainprotestar POR or DE algo — to complain about something
2.nadie protestó cuando lo propuse — nobody complained o objected when I made the proposal
protestar vt1)b) <actuación/decisión> to protest about o at2) (frml) < inocencia> to protest* * *= protest, remonstrate, make + protest, squwak, be (all) up in arms, find + a voice, mouth off, rail against, speak out against, cry + foul, raise + Posesivo + voice, stage + protest, make + a noise about, make + noises about.Ex. 'He's building himself a small empire,' one protested bitterly.Ex. 'I'd love to be able to get them off my back', he remonstrated with a deep sigh.Ex. This announcement caused a lot of concern among organisations such as OCLC and the library community in the USA, and many protests have been made.Ex. Again, I must squawk about the futility of seeking consensus on specific meanings of words.Ex. And everyone who reads, writes, sings, does research, or teaches should be up in arms but the real question is why so few people are complaining.Ex. The author argues that people must find a voice to address cuts in funding for the arts.Ex. She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.Ex. She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.Ex. Such restraint creates a ridiculous and pathetic situation in which librarians refuse to speak out against, or work to defeat legislation destructive to libraries such as California's Propositions.Ex. Hillary has put her cards on the table and her supporters still do not cry foul.Ex. As Scots we are sometimes shy; we are sometimes afraid to raise our heads above the parapet; we are sometimes afraid to raise our voices.Ex. Fishermen from across the UK have staged a protest in London over the impact of spiralling fuel prices on their industry.Ex. The really good news is that we can stand up as one and that all we have to do is make a noise about it.Ex. The government have been making noises about it for some time but haven't quite got round to it.----* aceptar Algo sin protestar = take + Nombre + lying down.* protestar enérgicamente = protest + forcefully.* protestar en vano = bay at + the moon, bark at + the moon.* protestar furiosamente = rage against.* protestar por = bridle at.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( mostrar desacuerdo) to protestprotestar CONTRA algo — to protest against o about something
protesto, su señoría! — objection, your Honor*, I object, your Honor
b) ( quejarse) to complainprotestar POR or DE algo — to complain about something
2.nadie protestó cuando lo propuse — nobody complained o objected when I made the proposal
protestar vt1)b) <actuación/decisión> to protest about o at2) (frml) < inocencia> to protest* * *= protest, remonstrate, make + protest, squwak, be (all) up in arms, find + a voice, mouth off, rail against, speak out against, cry + foul, raise + Posesivo + voice, stage + protest, make + a noise about, make + noises about.Ex: 'He's building himself a small empire,' one protested bitterly.
Ex: 'I'd love to be able to get them off my back', he remonstrated with a deep sigh.Ex: This announcement caused a lot of concern among organisations such as OCLC and the library community in the USA, and many protests have been made.Ex: Again, I must squawk about the futility of seeking consensus on specific meanings of words.Ex: And everyone who reads, writes, sings, does research, or teaches should be up in arms but the real question is why so few people are complaining.Ex: The author argues that people must find a voice to address cuts in funding for the arts.Ex: She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.Ex: She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.Ex: Such restraint creates a ridiculous and pathetic situation in which librarians refuse to speak out against, or work to defeat legislation destructive to libraries such as California's Propositions.Ex: Hillary has put her cards on the table and her supporters still do not cry foul.Ex: As Scots we are sometimes shy; we are sometimes afraid to raise our heads above the parapet; we are sometimes afraid to raise our voices.Ex: Fishermen from across the UK have staged a protest in London over the impact of spiralling fuel prices on their industry.Ex: The really good news is that we can stand up as one and that all we have to do is make a noise about it.Ex: The government have been making noises about it for some time but haven't quite got round to it.* aceptar Algo sin protestar = take + Nombre + lying down.* protestar enérgicamente = protest + forcefully.* protestar en vano = bay at + the moon, bark at + the moon.* protestar furiosamente = rage against.* protestar por = bridle at.* * *protestar [A1 ]vito protest protestar CONTRA algo to protest AGAINST o ABOUT sthprotestan contra la carestía de vida they're protesting against o about the high cost of livingprotestar POR or DE algo to complain ABOUT sthprotestó por el trato recibido he complained about o protested about o at the way he had been treatedhágalo ahora mismo y sin protestar do it right now and no complaining o don't start complaining¡protesto, señoría! objection, your Honor! o I object, your Honor!—no es culpa mía —protestó it's not my fault, he protestednadie protestó cuando lo propuse nobody complained o objected when I made the proposal■ protestarvtA2 ‹actuación› to protest about o atprotestaron la decisión del árbitro they protested about o at the referee's decision, they protested the referee's decision ( AmE)B ( frml); ‹inocencia› to protest* * *
protestar ( conjugate protestar) verbo intransitivo
protestar CONTRA algo to protest against o about sth
protestar POR or DE algo to complain about sth
protestar verbo intransitivo
1 (manifestar desacuerdo) to protest: vamos a protestar contra la subida de impuestos, we're going to protest against the rise in taxes
2 (quejarse) to complain: siempre está protestando por el frío, he's always complaining about the cold
3 Jur to object
4 Com to protest
' protestar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bien
- chistar
- levantarse
- pitar
- rechistar
- sentada
- alegar
- energía
- patalear
- plantón
- quejarse
- valer
- valor
- venga
- zapatear
English:
constrained
- fuss
- protest
- rage
- remonstrate
- contest
- move
* * *♦ vi1. [quejarse] to complain (por/contra about/against); [en manifestación] to protest (por/contra about/against);protestaron por el mal servicio they complained about the poor service;los manifestantes protestaban contra la detención del líder sindical the demonstrators were protesting against the arrest of the union leader2. [refunfuñar] to grumble;haz lo que te digo sin protestar do what I tell you and no grumbling♦ vt1. Com to protest2. Méx [prometer]el presidente protestó su cargo ante el congreso the president was sworn in before parliament* * *I v/t protestII v/i1 ( quejarse) complain (por, de about)* * *protestar vi: to protest, to objectprotestar vt1) : to protest, to object to2) : to declare, to profess* * *protestar vb1. (oponerse a) to protest2. (quejarse) to complain / to moan -
3 protestar
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4 protestar
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5 protestar
• present an objection• remonstrate -
6 protestar en vano
(v.) = bay at + the moon, bark at + the moonEx. Let us not bay at the moon in demanding additional resources, but rather let us seek greater freedom in using the resources we have.Ex. There was a time when they could actually influence things -- these days they're just barking at the moon hoping they're not in the next layoff.* * *(v.) = bay at + the moon, bark at + the moonEx: Let us not bay at the moon in demanding additional resources, but rather let us seek greater freedom in using the resources we have.
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7 protestar enérgicamente
v.to protest emphatically, to cry blue murder, to raise the roof.* * *(v.) = protest + forcefullyEx. She was recently turned away from a restaurant for wearing jeans, despite protesting forcefully that they were Armani.* * *(v.) = protest + forcefullyEx: She was recently turned away from a restaurant for wearing jeans, despite protesting forcefully that they were Armani.
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8 protestar furiosamente
(v.) = rage againstEx. Following 1996, when everybody raged against French backwardness on the Internet, a new project called 'France Explorer' was launched.* * *(v.) = rage againstEx: Following 1996, when everybody raged against French backwardness on the Internet, a new project called 'France Explorer' was launched.
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9 protestar por
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10 protestar a gritos
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11 protestar a voz en grito sobre
• sound off aboutDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > protestar a voz en grito sobre
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12 protestar contra
• object to• protest against -
13 protestar enérgicamente
• cry blue murder• raise the roofDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > protestar enérgicamente
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14 protestar ruidosamente
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15 protestar un giro
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16 protestar una letra
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17 protestar contra
v.to protest against, to object to, to expostulate. -
18 protestar ruidosamente
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19 sin protestar
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20 aceptar Algo sin protestar
(v.) = take + Nombre + lying down* * *(v.) = take + Nombre + lying downEx: The Archer administration may be a lame duck, but it's still not taking shots lying down.
См. также в других словарях:
protestar — com protestou com o árbitro. protestar contra protestar contra as injustiças. protestar por protestava por lhe estorvarem a visão … Dicionario dos verbos portugueses
protestar — verbo intransitivo 1. Mostrar (una persona) su desacuerdo o su descontento con [una cosa]: Los vecinos protestaron por el corte del gas. 2. Expresar ( … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
protestar — (Del lat. protestāri). 1. tr. Declarar o proclamar un propósito. 2. Confesar públicamente la fe y creencia que alguien profesa y en que desea vivir. 3. Com. Hacer el protesto de una letra de cambio. 4. intr. Dicho de una persona: Expresar… … Diccionario de la lengua española
protestar — Se conjuga como: amar Infinitivo: Gerundio: Participio: protestar protestando protestado Indicativo presente imperfecto pretérito futuro condicional yo tú él, ella, Ud. nosotros vosotros ellos, ellas, Uds. protesto protestas protesta… … Wordreference Spanish Conjugations Dictionary
protestar — 1. Es transitivo cuando significa ‘declarar o proclamar [un propósito, creencia, etc.]’: «No faltaban quienes veían en su actitud un solapado afán por suceder a su primo en el trono, por más que el duque protestara la más absoluta carencia de… … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
protestar — v. tr. 1. Prometer terminantemente, publicamente. 2. Fazer o protesto de (uma letra comercial). 3. Afirmar solenemente. 4. Jurar. 5. Prestar (homenagem, culto, etc.). • v. intr. 6. Declarar formalmente que se tem uma coisa por ilegal.… … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
protestar — (Del lat. protestari, afirmar.) ► verbo intransitivo 1 Manifestar oposición a una cosa por considerarla falsa, ilegal o incorrecta: ■ protestó contra su afirmación; protesta por su forma de vestir; protesta de esa acusación. SINÓNIMO criticar… … Enciclopedia Universal
protestar — {{#}}{{LM P31986}}{{〓}} {{ConjP31986}}{{\}}CONJUGACIÓN{{/}}{{SynP32754}} {{[}}protestar{{]}} ‹pro·tes·tar› {{《}}▍ v.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Manifestar disconformidad o queja: • Organizaron una manifestación para protestar contra la falta de puestos de… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
protestar — (v) (Básico) manifestar descontento con algo ya establecido Ejemplos: Las enfermeras se quejaban de lo poco que ganaban y ayer salieron a la calle a protestar. Los niños siempre protestan contra el castigo impuesto por los padres. Sinónimos:… … Español Extremo Basic and Intermediate
protestar — Derecho. Declarar uno que en un acto hay violencia, miedo o ilegalidad, a fin de que no produzca perjuicio lo que ejecuta … Diccionario de Economía Alkona
protestar — pro|tes|tar Mot Agut Verb … Diccionari Català-Català