protestare

v/t and v/i protest

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protestare v. intr. to protest: protestare contro qlco., qlcu., to protest against sthg., s.o.; protestai, quando fu ingiustamente punito, when he was unjustly punished I protested; tutti protestarono contro le nuove misure, everybody protested against the new measures; la folla è di nuovo scesa in piazza per protestare, the crowd has returned to the streets to protest

◆ v.tr.

1 to protest, to profess: protestava la sua innocenza, he protested his innocence (o that he was innocent); protestare amicizia per qlcu., to profess friendship for s.o.; protestare la propria lealtà, devozione, to protest one's loyalty, devotion

2 (comm.) to protest: protestare una cambiale, to protest (o to dishonour) a bill; (con protesto preliminare) to note a bill; protestare un assegno, to dishonour a cheque // protestare una partita di merce, (rifiutare) to reject a consignment of goods.

◘ protestarsi v.rifl. to protest (oneself): si protestava innocente, he protested that he was innocent; (dir.) protestare innocente, (nel processo) to plead not guilty.

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[protes'tare]

1. vt

to protest

protestare la propria innocenza — to protest one's innocence

2. vi

(aus avere) to protest

3. vr (protestarsi)

protestarsi innocente — to protest one's innocence

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[protes'tare] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) (asserire) to protest, to declare

protestare la propria innocenza — to protest one's innocence

2) dir. to protest [cambiale]

3) comm. to reject, to refuse [merce]

2.

verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) to protest (con, presso to; per about, at, over)

3.

verbo pronominale protestarsi to declare oneself

-rsi innocente — to declare oneself innocent

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protestare

/protes'tare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (asserire) to protest, to declare; protestare la propria innocenza to protest one's innocence

 2 dir. to protest [cambiale]

 3 comm. to reject, to refuse [merce]

II verbo intransitivo

 (aus. avere) to protest (con, presso to; per about, at, over)

III protestarsi verbo pronominale

 to declare oneself; -rsi innocente to declare oneself innocent.