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I . pro·test N [ˈprəʊtest, Am ˈproʊ-]

1. protest (strong complaint):

protest
Protest m
to make [or register] a protest
eine Beschwerde einreichen
to do sth in protest [against sth]
etw aus Protest [gegen etw acc ] tun
to do sth under protest
etw unter Protest tun
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2. protest (demonstration):

protest
Protestkundgebung f
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3. protest (legal document):

protest
Protest m
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II . pro·test VB intr [prə(ʊ)ˈtest, Am proʊˈ-]

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III . pro·test VB trans [prə(ʊ)ˈtest, Am proʊˈ-]

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1. protest (assert):

to protest sth
etw beteuern
to protest that ...
beteuern, dass ...
to protest one's innocence
seine Unschuld beteuern
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2. protest Am (object to):

to protest sth
gegen etw acc protestieren
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3. protest FIN:

to protest a bill
Wechselprotest einlegen

ˈpro·test march N

ˈpro·test song N

ˈpro·test vote N

protest vote
Proteststimme f

ˈstreet pro·test N

street protest
Demonstration f

bill protest N INV-FIN

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act of protest N INV-FIN

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protest for absence N ECON LAW

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local protest group

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

strong protest
scharfer [o. energischer] Protest
noisy protest
lautstarker Protest
to file a protest
Einspruch einlegen
to spark a protest
einen Protest auslösen
to enter a protest
Protest einlegen
to protest one's innocence
seine Unschuld beteuern
to lodge a protest
Protest erheben
to protest a bill
Wechselprotest einlegen
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to squeal [in protest]
entrüstet aufschreien
howls of protest
Protestgeschrei nt
squawk of protest
Protestgeschrei nt inf
a protest march
ein Protestmarsch m
to protest uselessly
vergeblich protestieren
storm of protest
Proteststurm m
to register protest
Protest zum Ausdruck bringen
to invite criticism/protest
Kritik/Protest herausfordern
vigorous denial/protest
energisches Leugnen/energischer Protest
to put on a protest
eine Protestkundgebung veranstalten
to spark off a protest
einen Protest auslösen
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Curiously, the ministers who want to end this relief are those who protest that green taxes impoverish the most needy.
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Security forces attacked the protest and as a result of the brutal attack 8 students got permanently paralyzed while hundreds got injured.
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Despite the first lieutenants protest of the incompatibility of the two types of mooring lines, the shipyards riggers claimed they had no other lines available.
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In 1986 a protest took place over the quality of school meals.
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A letter of protest signed about 1500 artists, professionals, and other concerned citizens argued for civic freedoms and art as one sphere of freedom, incorrectness, difference.
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The latter type of prayer meetings are also a form of protest against the sinful behavior of the targeted person or organization.
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In 1969 for several nights, hundreds of women stayed out past the university women's curfew in protest of the curfew policy.
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The collection started as a protest over the construction of a traffic circle at the intersection.
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Following the protest march, the government quickly agreed to the protesters demands.
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The revivalist scene thus became associated with the opposition, and became a vehicle for protest against free-market capitalism.
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