English-Spanish translations for protect

• proteger
  Los derechos de autor existen para proteger los programas. Copyright is there to protect software.
  Tenemos que proteger a estos trabajadores. We must protect these workers.
  También tenemos un derecho que proteger. We also have a right to protect.

Definition of protect

• To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to
• To book a passenger on a later flight if there is a chance they will not be able to board their earlier reserved flight

Examples

• to protect a child from danger
• This antivirus package will protect your computer from hackers
• Condoms are designed to protect against sexually-transmitted diseases

Related words

• protected
• protection
• protector
• protective
• protectionism
• protectionist
• protecting
• overprotective
• unprotected