Protest - Protester (The 2423rd Most Common French Word)

The French word for Protest is Protester. This word often comes up when talking about cooperation. It can be used as verb. It is classified as a B2 word, and is the 2423rd most commonly used word in French. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to the word's pronunciation. Download our app for offline access to this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

en English: protest

fr French: protester

Examples

en fr
I wish to protest very strongly against this. Je souhaite protester violemment contre cela.
I began to protest. J'ai commencé à protester.
I really must protest about that, as it was only 15 million. Vraiment, je dois protester contre cela, parce qu'il ne s'agissait que de 15 millions.
UNOMIG continues to protest about these violations of the Moscow Agreement at appropriate levels, but the general response remains inadequate. La MONUG continue à protester contre ces violations de l'Accord de Moscou aux échelons appropriés, mais n'obtient toujours en général qu'une réponse insuffisante.
Mr President, I wish to protest about Mr Brok's intervention. Monsieur le Président, je tiens à protester contre l'intervention de M. Brok.
In prison, he had gone on hunger strike 10 times to protest about the severe conditions. En prison il a fait la grève de la faim dix fois pour protester contre les conditions sévères de sa détention.
Dr. Mudawi went on hunger strike on 19th February to protest about being held in incommunicado detention. Le Docteur Mudawi commença une grève de la faim le 19 février pour protester contre l'absence de contact avec l'extérieur.
Today in Geneva the ILO are meeting as we speak and it looks very likely that they are going to support sanctions against Burma in protest about the use of forced labour. Aujourd'hui, alors que nous siégeons, l'OIT se réunit à Genève et il semble très probable que cette organisation va soutenir des sanctions à l'encontre de la Birmanie pour protester contre le recours au travail forcé.

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Protest - Protester (The 2423rd Most Common French Word)
Mr President, I wish to protest about the Greek Presidency's intolerable attack on Cuba. Monsieur le Président, je désire protester contre les attaques intolérables portées par la présidence grecque contre Cuba.
I shall also take this opportunity to protest about the imprisonment, in France, of José Bové. Alors j'en profite également pour protester contre l'incarcération, en France, de José Bové.
I want to protest about the statement made by Mrs Lulling who is trying to condition the vote of Members in this House. Je voudrais protester contre les affirmations de Mme Lulling, qui essaie d'influencer le vote des députés de cette Assemblée.
To close, I should like to protest about the time at which this very important subject was tabled for debate. Pour terminer, je voudrais protester contre l'heure à laquelle le débat sur ce sujet aussi important a été placé.
Tamek Ali Salem observed a hunger strike to protest about his arbitrary arrest and to claim visiting rights and an improvement in the conditions of his imprisonment. Tamek Ali Salem a observé une grève de la faim pour protester contre son arrestation arbitraire et revendiquer le droit de visite et l'amélioration de ses conditions carcérales.
31.05.01: Nine Saharawis, held since May 2000 in Marrakech prison, fasted for two days to protest about the conditions of their detention. 31.05.01: Neuf Sahraouis, détenus depuis mai 2000 à la prison de Marrakech, ont jeûné pendant deux jours pour protester contre leurs conditions de détention.
In 1969, on the 16th of January, college student Jan Palach chose to sacrifice his life to protest about the Russian invasion. Le 16 janvier 1969, l'étudiant Jan Palach choisit de sacrifier sa vie afin de protester contre l'invasion russe.
Jessica and some of her friends marched in Bogotá to protest about some of these issues. Jessica et quelques-uns de ses amis ont manifesté à pied à Bogota, pour protester contre certains de ces problèmes.
Mr Pegado Liz raised a point of order to protest about the fact that the available compromise text existed only in French and English, thus hindering a proper debate. M. PEGADO LIZ présente une motion d'ordre pour protester contre le fait que le texte de compromis disponible n'existe qu'en langue française et anglaise empêchant ainsi la bonne tenue des débats.
The EU should protest about the treatment of individuals such as Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri who is facing an unfair military tribunal in Guantanamo Bay and potentially the death penalty. L'UE devrait protester contre le traitement subi par certains individus, à l'instar d'Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, traduit devant une cour militaire illégale à Guantanamo Bay où il risque la peine de mort.
In January 1843 Nohorua, the older brother of Te Rauparaha, led a delegation of chiefs to Nelson to protest about British activity in the Wairau Plains. En janvier 1843, Nohorua, le vieux frère de Te Rauparaha, mena une délégation de chef à Nelson pour protester contre les activités des Britanniques sur les plaines de Wairau.
The Peterloo Massacre in 1819 began as a protest rally which saw 60,000 people gathering to protest about their living standards, but was quelled by military action and saw eleven people killed and 400 wounded. Le massacre de Peterloo de 1819 commença comme une manifestation de protestation qui vit 60000 personnes se rassembler pour protester contre leurs conditions de vie, avant d'être étouffée par l'armée, entraînant la mort de 11 personnes et en laissant quelque 400 autres blessées.
Colin Kaepernick took a knee protesting hatred. Colin Kaepernick a posé son genou au sol pour protester contre la haine.

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