proteger — meaning in English

English meaning

• brood noun A group of young animals, especially birds, hatched or raised together.
• cover verb To place something over another thing to protect, conceal, or shield it.
• cushion noun A soft fabric pad used for comfort when sitting or leaning.
• guard noun A person whose job is to protect a place, person, or thing.
• protect verb To keep someone or something safe from harm or damage.
• shield noun A piece of protective armour carried in the hand or on the arm to block blows or weapons.
• ward noun A section of a hospital where patients with similar needs are cared for.

Senses

proteger is used for these senses in English:

• brood (transitive) To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.
• cover (military, law enforcement, transitive) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to remain in cover; or to threaten using an aimed firearm.
• cushion (figurative) To absorb or deaden the impact of.
• guard (transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
• protect (ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
• 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.

cover — full definition

1. verb To place something over another thing to protect, conceal, or shield it.
2. verb To deal with, include, or report on a topic or event.
3. verb To be enough money to pay for something.
4. noun The front or back of a book, magazine, or similar publication.
5. noun A new recording or performance of a song originally released by another artist.

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