protest

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations noun: /ˈprəʊtɛst/, verb: /prəˈtɛst/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/n. ˈproʊtɛst; v. prəˈtɛst, ˈproʊtɛst/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n. prō′test; v. prə test′, prō′test)


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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
protest,
protest about [sth],
protest against [sth] vi + prep		 (complain about)protestar contra vi + prep
  quejarse de v prnl + prep
 The staff protested about having to work on a public holiday.
 El personal protestó contra tener que trabajar un feriado.
protest [sth]⇒ vtr (in public)protestar contra vi + prep
  manifestarse contra v prnl + prep
 A crowd gathered to protest the new law.
 Una multitud se reunió para protestar contra la nueva ley.
protest [sth] vtr (assert strongly)manifestar⇒ vtr
  insistir en vtr + prep
 Matt thinks Rob stole his phone, but Rob is protesting his innocence.
 Matt cree que Rob le robó el teléfono, pero Rob manifiesta su inocencia.
protest,
protest that vtr		 (with clause: assert)manifestar que vtr + prep
  protestar por vtr + prep
 The defendant protested that he had never even met his accuser before.
 El acusado manifestó que él nunca antes había visto al acusador.
protest n (public, against policy)protesta nf
  manifestación nf
 There was a protest last weekend against the new law.
 Hubo una protesta contra la nueva ley el fin de semana pasado.
protest n (official complaint) (oficial)protesta nf
  queja nf
 Carol went to the boss to register her protest about the new working conditions.
 Carol fue a hablar con el jefe para registrar su protesta contra las nuevas condiciones de trabajo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
go-slow protest n UK (type of protest)huelga de celo loc nom f
  (AR)trabajo a reglamento loc nom m
Note: A type of protest whereby a group deliberately drives slowly, such as through a city.
nonviolent protest,
non-violent protest n		 (peaceful demonstration of opposition)protesta pacífica nf + adj
 Non-violent protest will win over the government.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Los Partidos de la oposición convocaron a una protesta pacífica contra la política del gobierno.
  manifestación pacífica nf + adj
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La manifestación por los inmigrantes fue pacífica y masiva.
note of protest,
Statement of Sea Protest n		 (maritime: ship damages) (AmS)nota de protesto loc nom f
  (ES)nota de protesta loc nom f
  protesta de mar loc nom f
peaceful protest n (non-violent demonstration)protesta pacífica nf
 The activists are planning a peaceful protest outside the nuclear power station.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Para mí Gandhi fue el precursor de las protestas pacíficas.
  manifestación pacífica nf
 Los activistas están planeando una manifestación pacífica alrededor de la estación nuclear.
protest march n (public demonstration)protesta nf
 Hilary and Emma are going on a protest march.
protest singer n (political folk singer)cantante de protesta n común + loc adj
protest song n (song with political message)canción de protesta grupo nom
protest too much v expr (insist unconvincingly that [sth] is untrue)jurar y perjurar que no loc verb
 “The lady doth protest too much”, as they say.
 "La señora juró y perjuró que no", como ellos dijeron.
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'protest' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bark at the moon - campaign - civil disobedience - clamor - cry foul - demonstrate - demonstration - down tools - expostulate - fast - go on the march - go-slow protest - hue and cry - hunger strike - hunger striker - industrial action - job action - lightning strike - march against - marcher - nonviolent resistance - on strike - passive resistance - picket - picket line - raise the devil - remonstrance - remonstrate - revolt - riot - rise against - rise up - sit in - sit-down strike - sit-in - stamp your feet - strike - take lying down - uproar - vociferation - work stoppage
Spanish:
plantón - protesta - protestante - protestar - reaccionar - tole - plante - clamor popular - concentración - asonada - cacerolada - canción de protesta - contestar - echarse a la calle - manifestación - manifestar - protesta juvenil - protesta social - protestar por protestar - reivindicativo - repelar - voto de castigo - voto en blanco

Collocations: a protest march, did his chores without protest, [washed the dishes, took out the trash] without protest, more...

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