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protéger — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • brood noun A group of young animals, especially birds, hatched or raised together.
  • harbor noun A sheltered area of water where ships can dock or anchor safely.
  • protect verb To keep someone or something safe from harm or damage.
  • safeguard noun Something put in place to protect against harm or risk.
  • save verb To rescue someone or something from harm or danger.
  • shield noun A piece of protective armour carried in the hand or on the arm to block blows or weapons.

Senses

protéger is used for these senses in English:

  • brood (transitive) To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.
  • harbor (transitive) To provide a harbor or safe place for.
  • protect (ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
  • safeguard To protect, to keep safe.
  • save To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.
  • shield (ambitransitive) To protect, to defend.

brood — full definition

  1. noun A group of young animals, especially birds, hatched or raised together.
  2. noun Informal term for the children of one family.
  3. verb Of a bird, to sit on eggs to keep them warm until they hatch.
  4. verb To dwell unhappily on one's thoughts, often alone.

harbor — full definition

  1. noun A sheltered area of water where ships can dock or anchor safely.
  2. verb To provide shelter or refuge for someone or something, including secretly hiding a fugitive.

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