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protegir

to protect

verb proh-teh-HEER Rare
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Usage Note

Protegir is a non-standard variant occasionally found in regional or older texts; the accepted Spanish infinitive is proteger. Both forms mean 'to protect' and conjugate identically in all tenses except the infinitive ending. In formal and written Spanish, proteger is always preferred.

Examples

"Debemos proteger el medio ambiente."

Natural Translation

We must protect the environment.

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