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unprotected

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un·pro·tec·ted  (npr-tktd)
adj.
1. Not protected; open to assault, injury, damage, or theft.
2. Engaged in without taking precautions against the risk of pregnancy or infection by sexually transmitted disease.

unprotected [ˌʌnprəˈtɛktɪd]
adj
not protected or safe from trouble, harm, etc. an unprotected position
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unprotectedunprotected - lacking protection or defense        
unsafe, insecure - lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future"
susceptible - (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof"
vulnerable - susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge"
protected - kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss; "the most protected spot I could find"

unprotected
adjective
1. vulnerable, helpless, defenceless, unarmed, unguarded, undefended, open to attack, pregnable an unprotected girl, going along that river walkway in the dark
vulnerable protected, safe, guarded, defended, secure, immune
2. exposed, naked, unshielded, open, unsheltered exposure of unprotected skin to the sun
exposed shielded
Translations
unprotected [ˈʌnprəˈtektɪd] ADJ
1. (= defenceless) [person] → indefenso
to leave sth unprotecteddejar algo sin protección
to be unprotected by the lawno estar protegido por la ley
2. (= uncovered) [skin, eyes, plants] → sin protección
to be unprotected from the sunno estar protegido del sol
3. unprotected sex; unprotected intercourserelaciones fpl sexuales sin protección
unprotected [ˌʌnprəˈtɛktɪd] adj
(= defenceless) [person] → sans défense
(= exposed) [skin] → exposé(e)
(= undefended) [place] → sans protection
unprotected sex nrapports mpl sexuels non protégés
unprotected
adjohne Schutz, schutzlos; machine, skin, eyesungeschützt; (by insurance) → ohne Versicherungsschutz; (Mil) building etcungeschützt, ohne Deckung; unprotected bynicht geschützt durch; to be unprotected from the sunnicht vor der Sonne geschützt sein

unprotected:
unprotected intercourse
unprotected sex
unprotected [ˌʌnprəˈtɛktɪd] adj (town) → indifeso/a; (house) → esposto/a, non riparato/a; (sex) → non protetto/a
unprotected [ˌʌnprəˈtɛktɪd] adj (town) → indifeso/a; (house) → esposto/a, non riparato/a; (sex) → non protetto/a


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He determined to send the Enterprise to sea alone, and let her take the chance of making her unprotected way across the ocean.
The power of the republic has done much to restore peace to these wild scenes, and it is now possible to travel in security, where civilised man did not dare to pass unprotected five-and-twenty years ago.
I dropped my hands, and tried to move her to respect my unprotected situation.
 
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