shield
To protect, to defendTo protect, to defend.
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» I tried to shield you from this.
Я пытался оградить тебя от этого. — marafon
Я пытался оградить вас от этого. — marafon
Я пытался защитить тебя от этого. — Smoky
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(ambitransitive)To protect, to defend.
Sunscreen shields against the harmful effects of solar rays.
beschützen
защища́тьzaščiščátʹ
protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
(UK, intransitive)To shelter; to protect oneself.
To protect from the influence of.
Examples
87 sentencesI tried to shield you from this.
ruЯ пытался оградить тебя от этого. — marafon
I tried to shield you from all this.
ruЯ пытался оградить тебя от всего этого. — marafon
Tom shielded his eyes from the light.
Tom shielded his eyes from the sun.
deTom schützte seine Augen vor der Sonne. — wolfgangth
Tom shielded his eyes from the bright light.
Translations
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Origin
An alteration of Middle English schilden after Etymology 1, from Old English sċildan, fromAn alteration of Middle English schilden after Etymology 1, from Old English sċildan, from Proto-West Germanic *skildijan, form Proto-Germanic *skildijaną.
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Forms
shields, shielding, shielded, shieldedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.