We should lay on a second coat of paint for better protection against the weather.
Source: tatoeba (26665)
Protection
//pɹəˈtɛkʃn̩//
Synonyms for "protection" (223 found)
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Closest matches (45)
Strong matches (67)
curtailmentcustodianshipcustodydecelerationdefencedefensedefense in depthdefense mechanismdefensesdeterrent capacityeaseeconomic self-sufficiencyego defensesenvironmental conservationescape mechanismescortextortioneyefenceforearming
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forehandednessforesightforesightednessforest conservationforest managementforethoughtforethoughtfulnessfree enterprisefree tradefull pratiquegood officesgovernmentalismgraftgratificationgratuityguardguardianshipguardingharmlessnesshavenhelphindranceholdhousinghush moneyimmunityindemnityinhibitioninjunctioninsuranceinterdictinvulnerabilitykeepkeepinglaissez fairelaissez-fairelaissez-faireismleelegal restraintlinelocalismmaintenancemanaged currencymeasuremeasuresministrationministry
Related words (111)
monopolynegative taxisnoninterferencenoninterventionnullificationofficeofficesoversightpadparty lineparty principlepasspassportpatrolpatronagepayoffpayolaplanned economypolicypolity
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positionpossessionpratiqueprecautionprecautionsprecautiousnesspreservalpreservationpreventivepreventive custodypreventive measureprice supportprice supportsprohibitionprotectionismprotective coveringprotective custodyprotective tariffprovidenceprovisionpsychological defensespublic policypump-primingrationingrefugereinreliefremedyrescueresistancerestraintrestraint of traderetardationretrenchmentrisklessnessrocksafe conductsafe-conductsafeguardsafekeepingsafenesssafetysalvagesalvationsanctuarysavingscreensectionalismself-controlself-defenseself-preservationself-protectionserviceshadeshadowshakedownsheltershieldslowing downsoil conservationsopsponsorshipsqueezestepssteps and measuresstream conservationsuccorsupportsuretytariff wallthe defensivetherapythought controltrusttutelageupkeepvisawardwatchful eyewater conservationwetlands conservationwildlife conservation
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6 entriesTranslations
170 translations across 68 languages.
Albanian
3 entries- mbrojtje noun (process of keeping something safe)
- ndore noun (process of keeping something safe)
- ndorje noun (process of keeping something safe)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- προστασία noun (process of keeping something safe)
- ὠφέλεια noun (process of keeping something safe)
Arabic
2 entries- حماية noun (process of keeping something safe)
- حِمَايَة noun (process of keeping something safe)
Armenian
1 entries- պաշտպանություն noun (process of keeping something safe)
Azerbaijani
3 entries- mühafizə noun (process of keeping something safe)
- mühafizə noun (means of keeping or remaining safe)
- qoruma noun (process of keeping something safe)
Belarusian
4 entries- абаро́на noun (process of keeping something safe)
- ахо́ва noun (process of keeping something safe)
- ахо́ва noun (means of keeping or remaining safe)
- засцяро́га noun (process of keeping something safe)
Bengali
2 entries- রক্ষা noun (state of being safe)
- সংরক্ষণ noun (process of keeping something safe)
Bulgarian
4 entries- защи́та noun (process of keeping something safe)
- защите́ност noun (state of being safe)
- охра́на noun (means of keeping or remaining safe)
- предпа́зване noun (process of keeping something safe)
Catalan
1 entries- protecció noun (process of keeping something safe)
Central Kurdish
2 entries- پاراستن noun (process of keeping something safe)
- پاڕێزگاری noun (process of keeping something safe)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 保護 /保护 noun (process of keeping something safe)
- 避孕 noun (contraceptive device)
- 防護 /防护 noun (process of keeping something safe)
Czech
2 entries- ochrana noun (process of keeping something safe)
- protekce noun (process of keeping something safe)
Danish
1 entries- beskyttelse noun (process of keeping something safe)
Dutch
1 entries- bescherming noun (process of keeping something safe)
Egyptian
1 entries- m-a:k-t:Y1 noun (process of keeping something safe)
Esperanto
1 entries- protekto noun (process of keeping something safe)
Estonian
1 entries- kaitse noun (process of keeping something safe)
Finnish
4 entries- ehkäisy noun (contraceptive device)
- suoja noun (process of keeping something safe)
- suoja noun (state of being safe)
- suoja noun (means of keeping or remaining safe)
French
1 entries- protection noun (process of keeping something safe)
Galician
1 entries- protección noun (process of keeping something safe)
Georgian
4 entries- დაზღვევა noun (insurance: coverage)
- დამცავი noun (means of keeping or remaining safe)
- დაცვა noun (process of keeping something safe)
- დაცულობა noun (state of being safe)
German
1 entries- Schutz noun (process of keeping something safe)
Greek
1 entries- προστασία noun (process of keeping something safe)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- pwoteksyon noun (process of keeping something safe)
Hanunoo
1 entries- alaga noun (process of keeping something safe)
Hawaiian
1 entries- malu noun (process of keeping something safe)
Hebrew
1 entries- הֲגָנָה \ הֲגַנָּה noun (process of keeping something safe)
Hindi
4 entries- अभिरक्षा noun (process of keeping something safe)
- रक्षा noun (process of keeping something safe)
- संरक्षण noun (process of keeping something safe)
- सुरक्षा noun (process of keeping something safe)
Hungarian
4 entries- fedezet noun (insurance: coverage)
- megvédés noun (process of keeping something safe)
- menedék noun (state of being safe)
- oltalom noun (state of being safe)
Icelandic
1 entries- vernd noun (process of keeping something safe)
Ido
1 entries- protekto noun (process of keeping something safe)
Indonesian
1 entries- perlindungan noun (process of keeping something safe)
Ingrian
2 entries- turva noun (process of keeping something safe)
- turva noun (state of being safe)
Irish
4 entries- anacal noun (process of keeping something safe)
- cosaint noun (process of keeping something safe)
- cosaint noun (contraceptive device)
- cumhdach noun (process of keeping something safe)
Italian
1 entries- protezione noun (process of keeping something safe)
Japanese
2 entries- 保護 noun (process of keeping something safe)
- 防護 noun (process of keeping something safe)
Kazakh
1 entries- қорғау noun (process of keeping something safe)
Korean
2 entries- 방호 noun (process of keeping something safe)
- 보호 noun (process of keeping something safe)
Latin
4 entries- custōdia noun (state of being safe)
- dēfēnsa noun (process of keeping something safe)
- dēfēnsiō noun (process of keeping something safe)
- prōtectiō noun (process of keeping something safe)
Latvian
1 entries- aizsardzība noun (process of keeping something safe)
Lithuanian
1 entries- apsauga noun (process of keeping something safe)
Macedonian
1 entries- заштита noun (process of keeping something safe)
Malay
1 entries- perlindungan noun (process of keeping something safe)
Malayalam
1 entries- സംരക്ഷണം noun (process of keeping something safe)
Mòcheno
1 entries- schutz noun (process of keeping something safe)
Māori
4 entries- papare noun (means of keeping or remaining safe)
- parahau noun (means of keeping or remaining safe)
- pare noun (means of keeping or remaining safe)
- waonga noun (process of keeping something safe)
Northern Kurdish
4 entries- parastin noun (process of keeping something safe)
- pena noun (process of keeping something safe)
- sitar noun (process of keeping something safe)
- sitirandin noun (process of keeping something safe)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- beskyttelse noun (process of keeping something safe)
Old English
1 entries- ġesċildnes noun (process of keeping something safe)
Persian
4 entries- حفاظت noun (process of keeping something safe)
- حمایت noun (process of keeping something safe)
- محافظت noun (process of keeping something safe)
- محافظت noun (means of keeping or remaining safe)
Plautdietsch
2 entries- Hutt noun (process of keeping something safe)
- Schutz noun (process of keeping something safe)
Polish
2 entries- ochrona noun (process of keeping something safe)
- ochrona noun (means of keeping or remaining safe)
Portuguese
2 entries- protecção noun (process of keeping something safe)
- proteção noun (process of keeping something safe)
Romanian
3 entries- ocrotire noun (process of keeping something safe)
- protecție noun (process of keeping something safe)
- protejare noun (process of keeping something safe)
Russian
4 entries- защи́та noun (process of keeping something safe)
- защищённость noun (state of being safe)
- контрацепти́в noun (contraceptive device)
- кры́ша noun (immunity from harm obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- dìdean noun (process of keeping something safe)
- dìon noun (process of keeping something safe)
- sgiath noun (process of keeping something safe)
- sgàth noun (process of keeping something safe)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- zȃštita noun (process of keeping something safe)
- за̑штита noun (process of keeping something safe)
Sindhi
1 entries- رکيا noun (process of keeping something safe)
Slovak
1 entries- ochrana noun (process of keeping something safe)
Slovene
1 entries- zaščita noun (process of keeping something safe)
Spanish
1 entries- protección noun (process of keeping something safe)
Swedish
1 entries- skydd noun (process of keeping something safe)
Tajik
4 entries- мудофиа noun (process of keeping something safe)
- муҳофиза noun (process of keeping something safe)
- муҳофиза noun (means of keeping or remaining safe)
- муҳофизат noun (process of keeping something safe)
Telugu
1 entries- సంరక్షణ noun (process of keeping something safe)
Turkish
2 entries- koruma noun (process of keeping something safe)
- muhafaza noun (means of keeping or remaining safe)
Ukrainian
4 entries- за́хист noun (process of keeping something safe)
- забезпе́ка noun (process of keeping something safe)
- обере́га noun (process of keeping something safe)
- оборо́на noun (process of keeping something safe)
Uzbek
1 entries- himoya noun (process of keeping something safe)
Walloon
2 entries- proteccion noun (process of keeping something safe)
- waerantixhaedje noun (process of keeping something safe)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The protection circuit is built into the system.
Source: tatoeba (50339)
A protection system has been built into this circuit.
Source: tatoeba (50341)
This medicine is no protection against influenza.
Source: tatoeba (56615)
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