to protect against vs. to protect from

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Gabriel
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to protect against vs. to protect from

Post by Gabriel » Tue Jul 19, 2005 2:18 pm

Could you please tell me the difference between "to protect from" and "to protect against" because I couldn't find it in any dictionary that I have.

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Post by lolwhites » Tue Jul 19, 2005 2:25 pm

No difference that I can think of.

Gabriel
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Post by Gabriel » Tue Jul 19, 2005 2:29 pm

OK, thank you!

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