| Level | B1 |
|---|---|
| Kind | verb |
| Front | protest |
| IPA | /prəˈtest / verb |
| Back | protesto etmek, karşı çıkmak iddia etmek |
| Back 2 | protest (verb) /prəˈtest
/ verb
1 [intransitive]
protest (about/against/at
sth)
to say or show that
you do not approve of or agree with sth, especially publicly
protesto
etmek, karşı çıkmak
Students have been protesting against the
government's decision.
The children protested loudly at being
taken home early.
Protest, Amerikan
İngilizcesi'nde edat almadan kullanılır:
They protested the government's handling of
the situation.
Protest, complain
fiilinden daha güçlüdür ve daha ciddi şeyler için kullanılır. Adil ya da haklı
olmadığını düşündüğünüz şeyleri protest edersiniz; bir şeyin niteliğini
ya da daha az ciddi bir durumu complain edersiniz:
to protest about a new tax
to complain about the poor weather.
2 [transitive]
to say sth firmly,
especially when others do not believe you
iddia
etmek
She has always protested her innocence.
‘That's simply not true,’ she protested.
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