La Palabra del Día: "la protesta"
la protesta (pro-teh'-stah)
noun ( protest; objection )
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1. La profesora siempre desoía las protestas de los estudiantes.
The teacher always ignored the students' protests.
2. Actualmente hay protestas en docenas ciudades en los Estados Unidos.
Currently there are protests in dozens of cities in the United States.
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Si muchas personas están descontentas con su gobierno a veces organizan una protesta si pueden. En muchas países eso es muy peligroso. Es bueno vivir en un país donde podemos hablar con libertad.
If many people are discontented with their government sometimes they organise a protest if they can. In many countries this is very dangerous. It is good to live in a country where we can speak freely.
En países como España, Colombia y México, la gente está protestando cada vez más en contra de las corridas de toros.
In countries like Spain, Colombia and Mexico, people are protesting more frequently against bullfights.
Tanks can't overrun human spirit. The Tiananmen Square protest of 1989. / Los tanques no pueden invadir el valor humano. La protesta de la Plaza de Tiananmen del 1989.
They are protesting unfair immigration laws here in the United States.
Ellos están protestando por las injustas leyes de inmigración en los Estados Unidos.
El abogado parado arriba en el medio de el testimonio y gritó, ¨La protesto.¨
The lawyer stood up in the middle of the testimony and yelled, "Objection."
It is dangerous to protest in the United States.
Es peligroso protestar en los Estados Unidos.
El movimiento "ocupar" hace protestas contra los excesos de los ricos.
The "occupy" movement makes protests against the excesses of the rich.
Todos parecemos estar buscando una razón para protestar contra algo o alguien.
We all seem to be looking for a reason to protest against something or someone.
Mucho immigrantes como yo, protestamos contra los problemas como en Arizona. Many immigrants like me protest against the problems like that in Arizona.
A few years ago, a lady in the newspaper was pictured having a protest against her family who never helped with housework.
Hace pocos años, una mujer que era en el diario, estaba mostrado teniendo una protesta contra su familia que nunca ayudaba con tareas domésticas.
Corrections: Hace pocos años, una mujer apareció en el periódico protestando contra su familia porque esta nunca ayudaba con las tareas domésticas."
Hubo una protesta en la biblioteca después de que alguien decidió vender sus libros para comprar videojuegos. There was a protest at the library after someone decided to sell its books and buy more videogames. Desafortunadamente, todavía no puedo pegar una foto... tal vez pueda hacerlo la próxima vez.
No quiero escuchar a mis hijos protestas acerca de acostarse a las ocho.
I don't want to listen to my children's protests about going to bed at 8 o'clock.
A veces protestamos contra las cosas que son buenas para nosotros.
Sometimes we protest against the things that are good for us.
Miles de inmigrantes siguen protestando la nueva ley antiinmigrante de Arizona.
Thousands of immigrants keep protesting the new anti-immigrant law of Arizona.
Lo siento, no podía pegar una foto...¡qué molestia!
Yo sé que no te parece justo, ¿pero qué vas a hacer, lanzar una protesta?
I know it doesn't seem fair to you, but what are you going to do, launch a protest?
