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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

protección

Pronunciation / Transliteration: protección

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Protection/prəˈtɛk.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #650 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Necesitamos protección contra la lluvia."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The action of protecting someone or something, or the state of being protected.

    "Wear sunglasses for protection against the bright sun."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'protectio', stemming from the verb 'protegere' (meaning 'to cover in front of' or 'to shield'), combining 'pro-' (in front of) and 'tegere' (to cover). It entered Middle English via Old French in the late 14th century, initially denoting physical covering and defense before expanding to legal, financial, and ecological domains.

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