protect

protéger

Mettre quelqu’un ou quelque chose à l’abri des dangers ou des dommages.

En anglais simple : To keep someone or something safe from harm or damage.

• This helmet protects your head.
• The fence protected our plants from animals.
• How can we protect the river from pollution?

Comment l'utiliser : protect someone/something from something (This coat protects you from the cold.); protect someone/something against something (The vaccine protects children against the disease.)

Synonymes : guard, defend, safeguard

Expressions courantes : protect someone, protect the environment, protect against something, protect from something