they were protesting
Past progressive they conjugation of protest.
protest
- Examples
The Chairman of the Pims United Action Committee, Mohammad Riaz Gujar, said they were protesting on behalf of both workers and patients. | Le président du Pims United Action Committee, Mohammad Riaz Gujar, a expliqué qu’ils protestaient au nom du personnel et des patients. |
Supposedly, they were protesting against a new law approved by the National Assembly on Wednesday, which according to them reduced labor benefits. | Selon la version rapportée, ils protestaient contre une nouvelle loi adoptée par l'Assemblée nationale la veille qui les prive de certaines primes de travail. |
They were protesting the concept of the war. | Ils contestaient le principe de la guerre. |
They were protesting against the unfair and discriminatory action taken by the Commission against the Polish fishing industry. | Ils protestaient contre les mesures déloyales et discriminatoires prises par la Commission à l'encontre de l'industrie de la pêche polonaise. |
They were protesting at having to work 12 hours at a stretch, day and night, for an average net salary of FRF 6 000, without even receiving extra pay for night or weekend work. I want to express my solidarity with them. | Ils protestaient contre le fait qu'on les fasse travailler 12 heures d'affilée, de jour comme de nuit, pour un salaire net moyen de 6 000 francs, sans même que les heures de nuit ou de week-end soient majorées. |
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