der Protest
Translation
protest, objection
Examples
Der Protest der Bürger war laut.
The citizens' protest was loud.
Sie legten Protest gegen die Entscheidung ein.
They lodged a protest against the decision.
Grammar Patterns
protest ((against sth.)) Es gab einen Protest gegen die neuen Gesetze.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Widerspruch (contradiction), Einwand (objection), Demonstration (demonstration)
Etymology
From Latin 'protestari' (to declare publicly), from 'pro-' (forth, publicly) + 'testari' (to testify). An international cognate.
Memory Tips
It sounds and means the same as the English 'protest'. Picture people protesting in the street. Remember it's a masculine noun in German ('der').