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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesschützen
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʃʊt͡sən
"Das neue Gesetz soll gefährdete Arten schützen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To keep safe from harm or injury.
"The new law aims to protect endangered species." - 2
To defend or guard against attack.
"The soldiers were deployed to protect the borders."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'protect' originates from the Latin 'protectus', the past participle of 'protegere', meaning 'to cover in front'. It evolved through Old French 'proteger' before entering Middle English in the late 14th century, retaining the meaning of safeguarding or shielding.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Protect" is said worldwide
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protéger
Transliteration: protéger
"La nouvelle loi vise à protéger les espèces menacées."
schützen
Transliteration: ʃʊt͡sən
"Das neue Gesetz soll gefährdete Arten schützen."
proteggere
Transliteration: proˈteʤːere
"La nuova legge mira a proteggere le specie in pericolo."
proteger
Transliteration: proteɣer
"La nueva ley tiene como objetivo proteger las especies en peligro."
proteger
Transliteration: proteʒeʁ
"A nova lei visa proteger as espécies ameaçadas."
सुरक्षित करना
Transliteration: surakṣit karnā
"नया कानून संकटग्रस्त प्रजातियों को सुरक्षित करने का लक्ष्य रखता है।"
保护
Transliteration: bǎohù
"新法律旨在保护濒危物种。"
보호하다
Transliteration: bohohada
"새로운 법은 멸종 위기 종을 보호하는 것을 목표로 합니다."
保護する
Transliteration: hogo suru
"新しい法律は絶滅危惧種を保護することを目的としています。"
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