What does protestar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word protestar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use protestar in Portuguese.

The word protestar in Portuguese means protest, protestar, protestar, protestar, protestar, protestar, mobilizar-se, protestar, protestar contra, marchar contra, protestar demais, começar uma guerra. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word protestar

protest

protestar

verbal expression (figurative (protest about [sth]) (protestar contra algo)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The employee stamped his feet and demanded a higher salary.

protestar

intransitive verb (protest)

O cliente ficou aborrecido com a grosseria do garçom, mas quando o dono do restaurante também foi grosseiro com ele, percebeu que havia pouco sentido em protestar.
The customer was annoyed by the waiter's rudeness, but when the restaurant owner was rude to him too, he could see there was little point in remonstrating.

protestar

(complain about)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
A equipe protestou sobre ter que trabalhar num feriado.
The staff protested about having to work on a public holiday.

protestar

(protest to)

After the recent salary cuts were announced, most of the staff spent the afternoon remonstrating with the boss.

protestar

transitive verb (in public)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Uma multidão se juntou para protestar contra a nova lei.
A crowd gathered to protest the new law.

mobilizar-se

(criticize [sth] harshly)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
Os residentes se mobilizaram contra os planos de erguer um novo edifício de apartamentos.
The residents railed against the plans for a new high-rise block of flats.

protestar

transitive verb (with clause: protest)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)

protestar contra

(figurative (campaign against, oppose)

She's always crusading against injustice, wherever she finds it.

marchar contra

phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable (demonstrate, protest about)

The protesters went to Washington to march against increased taxes.

protestar demais

verbal expression (insist unconvincingly that [sth] is untrue) (insistir de forma não convincente que algo é falso)

“The lady doth protest too much”, as they say.

começar uma guerra

verbal expression (struggle) (informal)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
My daughter was so tired that she didn't even put up a fight when it was time for her nap. He put up a good fight but the other man was stronger.

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