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proteja
to protect /pro.te.ˈʒa/
verb#939 most common
Also: to shield, to safeguard
Example sentences
Eu vreau să protejez animalele.
I want to protect the animals.
Copiii trebuie să fie protejați de pericole.
Children must be protected from dangers.
Guvernul a promis să protejeze mediul înconjurător.
The government promised to protect the environment.
Dacă am avea mai multe resurse, am proteja mai bine pădurile.
If we had more resources, we would protect the forests better.
Legea a fost modificată pentru a proteja mai eficient drepturile angajaților.
The law was amended to protect employees' rights more effectively.
Deși măsurile fuseseră menite să protejeze economia locală, ele au avut efecte contrare celor scontate.
Although the measures had been meant to protect the local economy, they had effects contrary to those expected.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | protejez | protejai | voi proteja |
| 2sg | protejezi | protejași | vei proteja |
| 3sg | protejează | protejă | va proteja |
| 1pl | protejăm | protejarăm | vom proteja |
| 2pl | protejați | protejarăți | veți proteja |
| 3pl | protejează | protejară | vor proteja |
Word family
protecțieprotectionprotectorprotective, protectorprotejatprotected
protejarethe act of protecting
neprotejatunprotected
Etymology
Proteja entered Romanian from French protéger in the nineteenth century, during a period when Romanian borrowed heavily from French to modernize its vocabulary. French protéger itself descends from Latin protegere, a combination of pro- (in front of, forward) and tegere (to cover). The core idea is covering something so as to shield it from harm.
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