Meaning of protection | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Safeguard, protection.
2. The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
   countable, uncountable
3. to guard or defend from danger; to keep safe. She protected the children from every danger; Which type of helmet protects the head best?; He wore a fur jacket to protect himself against the cold. beskerm يَحْمي، يُحافِظ على пазя proteger chránit schützen beskytte προστατεύω, προφυλάσσωproteger, amparar kaitsma محافظت کردن suojata protéger לְהַגֵן עַל- रक्षा करना (meg)véd melindungi vernda, verja proteggere 保護する 보호하다 (ap)saugoti, ginti aizsargāt; pasargāt melindungi beschermenbeskytte, skjerme...
4. The state of being safe.
   countable, uncountable
5. (of certain animals or birds) protected by law from being shot etc. beskerm مَحْمي защитен protegido chráněný geschützt fredet προστατευόμενοςprotegido kaitse all olev تحت حفاظت suojeltu protégéמוגן (सं)रक्षित, सुरक्षित védett dilindungi friðaður protetto 保護された 보호된 saugomas aizsargājams terlindung beschermdfredet pod ochroną تر ساتنى لاندى protegido pro­tejat (de lege) находящийся под охраной chránený zaščiten zaštićen skyddad ได้รับการคุ้มครอง korunmuş, koruma altına alınmış 受保護的 перебуваючи...
   etc
6. A means of keeping or remaining safe.
   countable, uncountable
7. giving, or intended to give, protection. protective clothing/glasses. beskermend واقٍ защитен protetor ochranný schützend beskyttende; beskyttelses- προστατευτικόςprotector, de protección kaitse- حفاظتی؛ ایمنی suojaava protecteur, de protection מגן संरक्षक védő memberikan perlindungan verndar-, hlífðar- protettivo, di protezione 保護する 보호하는 apsauginis, globėjiškas aizsarg-; aizsardzības- melindungi beschermendverne-, beskyttelses-ochronny ساتندوى protector protector, de protecţie защитный ochra...
8. A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
   countable, uncountable
9. beskermer حامٍ، مُدافِع، واقٍ защитник protetor ochránce der/die Beschützer(in) beskytter; protektor προστάτηςprotector kaitsja, kaitse محافظ؛ حامی suojelija protecteur/-trice מגן रक्षक véd(elmez)ő pelindung verndari protettore, protettrice 保護者 보호자, 보호하는 것 globėjas, gynėjas aizstāvis; aizsargātājs pelindung beschermerbeskytter, verneropiekun, obrońca حمايت كوونكى ، محافظ،ساتونكى protector protector защитник; защитное устроиство ochranca zaščitnik zaštitnik beskyddare ผู้คุ้มครอง koruyucu 保護者，...
10. Coverage.
    countable, uncountable
11. protección, cuidado.
12. Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.
    countable, uncountable
13. The act of protecting.
14. A document serving as a guarantee against harm or interference; a passport.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
15. One that protects: wore gloves as a protection against cold; saw darkness as their protection in trying to escape.
16. Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.
    countable, uncountable
17. A pass guaranteeing safe-conduct to travelers.
18. An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).
    countable, uncountable
19. Something that lowers the risk of pregnancy or infection, especially the use of a condom.
20. Synonym of adult protection (“adult incontinence wear”).
    countable, euphemistic, rare, uncountable
21. Payment collected by racketeers from businesses or illegal enterprises under threat of violence.

Equivalents

Examples

“Raincoats give protection from rain.”

“But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window[…].”

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