Protestar in english
To protest
pronunciation: tuproʊtest part of speech: none
pronunciation: tuproʊtest part of speech: none
In gestures
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.