protect

proteger

Mantener a alguien o algo a salvo de daños o peligros.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: protect someone/something from something (This coat protects you from the cold.); protect someone/something against something (The vaccine protects children against the disease.)

Sinónimos: guard, defend, safeguard

Expresiones frecuentes: protect someone, protect the environment, protect against something, protect from something