protestar

to protest

protestar(proh-tehs-tahr)

intransitive verb

1. (to express opposition)

a. to protest

Miles de maestros protestaron hoy contra la reforma educativa.

Thousands of teachers protested today against the education reform.

b. to complain

Las cosas no se pueden quedar así. Debemos protestar.

We shouldn't leave things like this. We should complain.

2. (to express dissatisfaction)

a. to protest

Su marido le paga todos los caprichos sin protestar.

Her husband pays for all her whims without protesting.

b. to complain

Muchos clientes protestaron por el trato recibido.

Many clients complained about the way they had been treated.

c. to grumble

¡Deja de protestar y cómete la sopa!

Stop grumbling and eat your soup!

d. to object (in a trial)

¡Protesto, señoría!

I object, your Honor!

3. (to proclaim)

a. to protest (one's innocence)

Ambos condenados protestaron de su inocencia hasta el último momento.

Both condemned men protested their innocence until the last moment.

transitive verb

4. (finance)

a. to protest (a bill of exchange)

Protestamos la letra con la esperanza de cobrarla.

We protested the bill of exchange in the hope of getting it paid.

b. to refer to drawer (a check)

Jamás me protestaron un cheque.

I never had a check referred to drawer.

c. to dishonor (a check)

(United States)

El banco protestó el cheque por falta de fondos en su cuenta.

The bank dishonored his check because of insufficient funds in his account.

d. to dishonour (a cheque)

(United Kingdom)

No es la primera vez que protestan un cheque de este cliente.

It's not the first time they dishonour a cheque from this client.

5. (to proclaim)

a. to protest (one's innocence)

La acusada protestó su inocencia una y otra vez.

The defendant protested her innocence once and again.