proteggere

Definitions of proteggere
  1. verb
    shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
    synonyms: cautelare, preservare
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    piantonare, presidiare
    watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
    incantare
    protect through supernatural powers or charms
    recingere, ricingere
    surround with a wall in order to fortify
    preservare
    maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
    riassicurare
    insure again by transferring to another insurance company all or a part of a liability assumed
    riassicurare
    provide additional insurance for
  2. verb
    spur on
    synonyms: favorire, incitare, incoraggiare, indurre, invogliare, muovere, persuadere, promuovere, rinfrancare, spingere, spronare
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    fare, fare in modo
    cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
  3. verb
    provide shelter for
    synonyms: riparare
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    alloggiare, raccogliere, sistemare
    provide housing for
    albergare, alloggiare, ospitare
    provide housing for
    type of:
    arredare, dare, dotare, erogare, fornire, provvedere, rifornire
    give something useful or necessary to
  4. verb
    to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
    synonyms: conservare, difendere, difendersi, mantenere, preservare, preservarsi, riserbare, riservare, risparmiare, salvarsi, serbare, tenere
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    annotare, incidere, registrare
    make a record of; set down in permanent form
    dosare
    use cautiously and frugally
    incidere
    register electronically
    inscrivere
    write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
    archiviare
    place in a container for keeping records
    documentare
    record in detail
    cinematografare
    make a film or photograph of something
    fotografare
    record on photographic film
    rigare
    make underscoring marks
    cinematografare
    record in film
    iscrivere, registrare
    record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
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