"protection" meaning in French

See protection in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pʁɔ.tɛk.sjɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-protection.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-protection.wav [France, Lyon] Forms: protections [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French protection, itself borrowed from Late Latin prōtectiō, prōtectiōnis (“a covering over”), from prōtegere (“to protect, cover in front”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|protection|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French protection, {{inh+|fr|fro|protection}} Inherited from Old French protection, {{der|fr|la-lat|protectio|prōtectiō, prōtectiōnis|t=a covering over}} Late Latin prōtectiō, prōtectiōnis (“a covering over”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} protection f (plural protections)
  1. protection Tags: feminine Synonyms: défense
    Sense id: en-protection-fr-noun-Qzw1B8Ny
  2. protection (means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-protection-fr-noun-BGvilHGO Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: protectionnisme, protectionniste Related terms: protecteur, protectorat, protéger

Inflected forms

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