ščítiti♦ gl.
1. (zagovarjati) [interese, pravico] to protect, to safeguard
ščititi (komu) hrbet to watch sb's back, to cover for sb
2. (zaščititi) [kožo, glavo] to protect, to shield
ščititi (koga/kaj) pred (kom/čim) to protect/shield sb/sth from sb/sth