sheltered

shel·ter  (shltr)

n.

1.

a. Something that provides cover or protection, as from the weather.

b. A refuge; a haven.

c. An establishment that provides temporary housing for homeless people.

2. The state of being covered or protected.

v. shel·tered, shel·ter·ing, shel·ters

v.tr.

1. To provide cover or protection for.

2. To invest (income) to protect it from taxation.

v.intr.

To take cover; find refuge.

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[Perhaps from Middle English sheltron, tight battle formation, from Old English scildtruma : scield, shield; see shield + truma, troop; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]

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shelter·er n.

shelter·less adj.

Synonyms: shelter, cover, retreat, refuge, asylum, sanctuary
These nouns refer to places affording protection, as from danger, or to the state of being protected. Shelter usually implies a covered or enclosed area that protects temporarily, as from injury or attack: built a shelter out of pine and hemlock boughs.
Cover suggests something that conceals: traveled under cover of darkness.
Retreat applies chiefly to a secluded place to which one retires for meditation, peace, or privacy: a rural cabin that served as a weekend retreat.
Refuge suggests a place of escape from pursuit or from difficulties that beset one: "The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life" (George Bernard Shaw).
Asylum adds to refuge the idea of legal protection or of immunity from arrest: "O! receive the fugitive and prepare in time an asylum for mankind" (Thomas Paine).
Sanctuary denotes a sacred or inviolable place of refuge: political refugees finding sanctuary in a monastery.

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sheltered [ˈʃɛltəd]

adj

1. protected from wind or weather a sheltered garden

2. protected from outside influences a sheltered upbringing

3. (Social Welfare) (of buildings) specially designed to provide a safe environment for the elderly, handicapped, or disabled sheltered workshops for the blind See also sheltered housing

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

sheltered - protected from danger or bad weather; "a sheltered harbor" invulnerable - immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs"

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sheltered

adjective

1. screened, covered, protected, shielded, secluded a shallow-sloping beach next to a sheltered bay
screened open, exposed, unprotected, public, made public, laid bare, unconcealed, unsheltered

2. protected, screened, shielded, quiet, withdrawn, isolated, secluded, cloistered, reclusive, ensconced, hermitic, conventual She had a sheltered upbringing.

Translations

sheltered [ˈʃeltəd] ADJ [harbour, valley, garden] → protegido; [industry] → protegido(contra la competencia extranjera)
a sheltered environment (fig) → un ambiente protegido
sheltered housing → residencia f vigilada(para ancianos)
she has led a very sheltered life → ha tenido una vida muy protegida

sheltered [ˈʃɛltə^rd] adj

[life, upbringing] → protégé(e)

[spot] → abrité(e); [harbour, bay] → abrité(e)
sheltered accommodation sheltered housing n (British) (for the elderly) → logement-foyer m; (for the disabled) → foyer m d'hébergement pour handicapés

sheltered

adj place → geschützt; life → behütet; sheltered from the wind → windgeschützt

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sheltered:

sheltered housing

n (for the elderly) → Wohnungen pl → für Senioren; (for the disabled) → Wohnungen pl → für Behinderte

sheltered workshop

n → beschützende Werkstätte, Behindertenwerkstatt f

sheltered [ˈʃɛltəd] adj (place) → riparato/a; (childhood) → sereno/a, senza problemi; (environment) → protetto/a
she has led a very sheltered life → è vissuta nella bambagia