Protesta in english
Protest
pronunciation: proʊtest part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: proʊtest part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
protesta = cry ; protestation ; protest ; uproar ; contestation ; cri de coeur.
Example: The cry is often heard that it is impossible to put nonbook materials on open shelves because they will be stolen.Example: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.Example: From 1982 however economy measures were introduced and the libraries adjusted to this under protest.Example: The film tells of the uproar the librarian created when he extended an invitation to an advocate of theories on black inferiority to address a high school assembly.Example: These relations are constructed through negotiations and contestations that cannot be easily divorced from cultural context.Example: It is a cri de coeur on behalf of the oppressed people of Palestine.more:
» abandonar el trabajo en señal de protesta = walk out .
Example: In May 1926 Britains' miners walked out and in a move of solidarity other industry workers joined them, creating the first ever general strike in Britain.» canción de protesta = protest song .
Example: Barnes uses a combination of spirituals, popular and protest songs that were adapted to introduce, review, or heighten students' interest in the 1950s and 1960s.» canción protesta = protest song .
Example: Barnes uses a combination of spirituals, popular and protest songs that were adapted to introduce, review, or heighten students' interest in the 1950s and 1960s.» en señal de protesta = in protest .
Example: It won't be long before Singaporeans take to the streets in protest.» hacer una protesta = make + protest .
Example: This announcement caused a lot of concern among organisations such as OCLC and the library community in the USA, and many protests have been made.» lanzar gritos de protesta = cry of protest + go up .
Example: And some stories are so well known to children that a cry of protest goes up if the words are changed at all.» marcha de protesta = protest march .
Example: Protesters have complained recently about an increase in the number of plain-clothes police officers at protest marches.» movimiento de protesta = protest movement .
Example: Through exploitation rose resistance and protest movements which took on their own momentum.» protesta clamorosa = outcry .
Example: The public outcry at the lack of punishment for what he had done was tremendous.» protesta generalizada = public outcry .
Example: The worst cuts in UK public library budgets have probably been prevented this year by a huge public outcry.» protesta + no hacerse esperar = cry + ring out .
Example: 'But,' the cry may ring out, 'how can anyone hope to devote the time and energy that this in depth service would require?'.» protesta pacífica = peaceful protest ; peaceful protest .
Example: Tens of thousands of immigrants spilled out into the streets in dozens of cities across the nation Monday in peaceful protests. Example: Tens of thousands of immigrants spilled out into the streets in dozens of cities across the nation Monday in peaceful protests.» protesta popular = street protest .
Example: The Chinese seem to have gone off their rocker with the recent street protests against revisions of Japanese schoolbooks.» protesta pública = public protest .
Example: In 1993 the music library was threatened with closure but was reprieved because of public protest.» provocar una protesta = call forth + protest .
Example: This has called forth a flood of protests.protestar = protest ; remonstrate ; make + protest ; squawk ; be (all) up in arms ; find + a voice ; mouth off ; rail against ; speak out against ; cry + foul ; raise + Posesivo + voice ; stage + a protest ; make + a noise about ; make + noises about ; yammer ; heckle.
Example: 'He's building himself a small empire,' one protested bitterly.Example: 'I'd love to be able to get them off my back', he remonstrated with a deep sigh.Example: This announcement caused a lot of concern among organisations such as OCLC and the library community in the USA, and many protests have been made.Example: Again, I must squawk about the futility of seeking consensus on specific meanings of words.Example: And everyone who reads, writes, sings, does research, or teaches should be up in arms but the real question is why so few people are complaining.Example: The author argues that people must find a voice to address cuts in funding for the arts.Example: She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.Example: She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.Example: Such restraint creates a ridiculous and pathetic situation in which librarians refuse to speak out against, or work to defeat legislation destructive to libraries such as California's Propositions.Example: Hillary has put her cards on the table and her supporters still do not cry foul.Example: As Scots we are sometimes shy; we are sometimes afraid to raise our heads above the parapet; we are sometimes afraid to raise our voices.Example: Fishermen from across the UK have staged a protest in London over the impact of spiralling fuel prices on their industry.Example: The really good news is that we can stand up as one and that all we have to do is make a noise about it.Example: The government have been making noises about it for some time but haven't quite got round to it.Example: The righties in this country keep yammering about 'we shouldn't be giving terrorists the same rights Americans enjoy'.Example: In stark contrast, these students, who heckled the ambassador in a much smaller venue, are being criminally charged and could potentially face prison.more:
» aceptar Algo sin protestar = take + Nombre + lying down .
Example: The Archer administration may be a lame duck, but it's still not taking shots lying down.» protestar enérgicamente = protest + forcefully .
Example: She was recently turned away from a restaurant for wearing jeans, despite protesting forcefully that they were Armani.» protestar en vano = bay at + the moon ; bark at + the moon ; howl at + the moon .
Example: Let us not bay at the moon in demanding additional resources, but rather let us seek greater freedom in using the resources we have. Example: There was a time when they could actually influence things -- these days they're just barking at the moon hoping they're not in the next layoff. Example: Politicians need to understand that these supply and demand things do in fact work and that economists have not been howling at the moon all these years, it really is just true that price fixing does not work.» protestar furiosamente = rage against .
Example: Following 1996, when everybody raged against French backwardness on the Internet, a new project called 'France Explorer' was launched.» protestar por = bridle at .
Example: Some European strategists have bridled at this 'safety first' approach.» sin protestar = unquestioningly .
Example: We should be cautious about accepting the recall-precision curve unquestioningly.