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Protegé
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protege protegé protégé protége protège
German
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Etymology
de :bor fr:protégé
de fr protégé.
Pronunciation
de /ˌpʁoːteˈʒeː/ /ˌpʁɔteˈʒeː/
de De-Protegé2.ogg Germany
de eː 3
Noun
m,,s
de chiefly learned protégé
de Günstling Klient Mündel Schützling
Usage notes
German Protegé has a negative connotation of nepotism and corruption (like de Günstling). The word de Schützling may be somewhat more neutral, though it is not free of this connotation either. de Klient can be used instead, unless the mentor works in the same company or organisation as the protégé.
Declension
m,,s
Further reading
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