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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. protest N [Brit ˈprəʊtɛst, Am ˈproʊˌtɛst]

1. protest U (disapproval):

protest: protestation f

in protest: en signe de protestation

without protest: sans protester

in protest at or against sth: pour protester contre qc

I paid/followed him under protest: je l'ai payé/suivi contre mon gré

I paid/followed him under protest attr march, movement, rally, song: de protestation

2. protest C (complaint):

protest: réclamation f

protest: plainte f (about, at à propos de, from de la part de)

as a protest against or at sth: pour protester contre qc

to lodge/register a protest: faire/déposer une réclamation

3. protest (demonstration):

protest: manifestation f (against contre)

to stage a protest: organiser une manifestation

4. protest LAW:

protest: protêt m

II. protest VB trans [Brit prəˈtɛst, Am prəˈtɛst, proʊˈtɛst]

1. protest (declare):

protest truth: affirmer

to protest one's innocence: protester de son innocence

2. protest (complain):

‘that's unfair!’ they protested: ‘c'est injuste!’ s'écrièrent-ils

to protest that …: protester que …

3. protest Am (complain about):

protest: protester contre (to auprès de)

4. protest FIN, LAW:

to protest a bill: dresser un protêt de non-paiement, protester un effet

III. protest VB intr [Brit prəˈtɛst, Am prəˈtɛst, proʊˈtɛst]

1. protest (complain):

protest: protester (about, at, over à propos de, to auprès de)

to protest at being chosen/ignored: protester contre le fait d'avoir été choisi/ignoré

2. protest (demonstrate):

protest: manifester (against contre)

dirty protest N Brit

dirty protest: manifestation où les détenus marquent leur mécontentement en souillant leur cellule

weakly smile, say, protest: mollement

a weakly-worded protest: une vague protestation

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protestataire personne: protesting attr

protestataire défilé, mouvement, parti, vote: protest attr

protestation: protest (contre against)

en signe de protestation: as a (mark of) protest

paroles/gestes de protestation: words/gestures of protest

protestation: protesting

protêt: protest

protêt faute de paiement: protest on nonpayment

protêt faute d'acceptation: protest on nonacceptance

protester effet, billet: to protest

protester de son innocence: to protest one's innocence

protester: to protest (contre against, auprès de to)

gendarmer: to protest (contre about)

revendicatif (revendicative) action, mouvement, campagne: protest attr

journée revendicative: day of protest

protestable: liable to protest après n

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I. protest [ˈprəʊtest, Am ˈproʊtest] N

protest: protestation f

to make/register a protest: émettre/enregistrer une protestation

to do sth under protest: faire qc en protestant

to do sth in protest at sth: faire qc pour protester contre qc

II. protest [ˈprəʊtest, Am ˈproʊtest] VB intr

protest: protester

to protest about sb/sth: émettre une objection sur qn/qc

to protest about sb/sth demonstrators: manifester contre qn/qc

III. protest [ˈprəʊtest, Am ˈproʊtest] VB trans

1. protest (solemnly affirm):

protest: assurer

to protest one's innocence: protester de son innocence

2. protest Am (show dissent):

protest: protester contre

protest vote N

protest vote: vote m protestataire

protest march N

protest march: marche f de protestation

vigorous protest: ferme

strenuous opposition, protest, efforts: acharné(e)

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protester: to protest

protestation: protest

contestation: protest

être contestataire mouvement: to protest

un ouragan de clameurs: a storm of protest

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I. protest [ˈproʊ·test] N

protest: protestation f

to make/register a protest: émettre/enregistrer une protestation

to do sth under protest: faire qc en protestant

to do sth in protest of sth: faire qc pour protester contre qc

II. protest [ˈproʊ·test] VB intr

protest: protester

to protest about sb/sth: émettre une objection sur qn/qc

to protest about sb/sth demonstrators: manifester contre qn/qc

III. protest [ˈproʊ·test] VB trans

1. protest (solemnly affirm):

protest: assurer

to protest one's innocence: protester de son innocence

2. protest (show dissent):

protest: protester contre

protest vote N

protest vote: vote m protestataire

protest march N

protest march: marche f de protestation

vigorous protest: ferme

strenuous opposition, protest, efforts: acharné(e)

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contestation: protest

protester: to protest

protestation: protest

être contestataire mouvement: to protest

un ouragan de clameurs: a storm of protest

Present
I	protest
you	protest
he/she/it	protests
we	protest
you	protest
they	protest

Past
I	protested
you	protested
he/she/it	protested
we	protested
you	protested
they	protested

Present Perfect
I	have	protested
you	have	protested
he/she/it	has	protested
we	have	protested
you	have	protested
they	have	protested

Past Perfect
I	had	protested
you	had	protested
he/she/it	had	protested
we	had	protested
you	had	protested
they	had	protested

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make/register a protest: émettre/enregistrer une protestation

to do sth under protest: faire qc en protestant

to do sth in protest at sth: faire qc pour protester contre qc

to protest about sb/sth: émettre une objection sur qn/qc

to protest about sb/sth demonstrators: manifester contre qn/qc

to protest one's innocence: protester de son innocence

to lodge a protest: protester

to enter a protest: protester formellement

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

He also caused a stir when on television he urged voters to issue a protest vote by leaving the ballot paper blank on election day.

en.wikipedia.org

They've delivered a big protest vote against the pay and bonuses of the company's executives.

If protest vote takes the form of a blank vote, it may or may not be tallied into final results depending on the rules.

en.wikipedia.org

This is not the time to make a protest vote.

thenewdaily.com.au

There was a protest vote of 15.48 per cent against the bank's remuneration report.

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