protéger

See also: proteger

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōtegō, prōtegere.

Pronunciation

Verb

protéger

  1. (transitive) to protect
    • 2018, Zaz, On s'en remet jamais
      Est-ce que nos souvenirs nous protègent ? Sont-ils emportés par le temps ?
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
    protéger de / protéger contre ― to protect against
  2. (reflexive) to protect oneself
    se protéger de la chaleur ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. (reflexive, indirect) to protect one's ...
    se protéger les yeux du soleil ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  4. (reflexive, reciprocal) to protect each other
    se protéger l'un l'autre ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

This verb is conjugated like assiéger. It has both the spelling irregularities of other verbs in -ger (such as manger, where a silent 'e' is inserted before 'a' and 'o' endings (to indicate the /ʒ/ sound), and the spelling and pronunciation irregularities of other verbs in -é-er (such as céder), where the last stem vowel alternates between /e/ (written 'é') and /ɛ/ (written 'è').

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Romanian: proteja

Further reading

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