/pɾotesˈtaɾ/
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Translation
to protest, to complain
Word origin
From Latin protestari ('to declare publicly'), from pro ('forth') plus testari ('to bear witness'), from testis ('witness').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- protestari
- English cognates
- protest, testify
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
Miles .
Thousands of people came out to protest in the streets.
sirve .
There is no point in complaining so much.
¿ ?
Why are you complaining if you did nothing?
trabajadores recortes.
The workers protested against the cuts.
¡ ayúdame!
Stop complaining and help me!
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