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- Inflections of 'defense' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
- defenses
- v 3rd person singular
- defensing
- v pres p
- defensed
- v past
- defensed
- v past p
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: | Principal Translations |
defense (US),
defence (UK) n | (protection against attack) | defensa nf |
| | The government's spending on defense rose again this year. |
| | El gasto del gobierno en defensa volvió a aumentar este año. |
defense,
(US),
defence (UK) n | often plural (military: fortifications) | fortificación nf |
| | We need to strengthen our border defenses. |
| | Tenemos que reforzar las fortificaciones de nuestra frontera. |
defense (US),
defence (UK) n | (justification) | justificación nf |
| | | excusa nf |
| | John's defense for his behavior was that he had been drunk at the time. |
| | La justificación de John a su comportamiento fue que estaba borracho en ese momento. |
defense (US),
defence (UK) n | (sport: part of team) | defensa nf |
| | Ellen is part of the team's defense. |
| | Ellen forma parte de la defensa del equipo. |
defense (US),
defence (UK) n | (defendant's lawyers) | defensa nf |
| Note: Usually preceded by the article, or by a name or a noun referring to a person. | | | The man's defense advised him to plead guilty. | | | The defense contested the forensic evidence. |
| | La defensa del acusado le aconsejó declararse culpable. |
defense (US),
defence (UK) n | (law: strategy) | defensa nf |
| | We'll base our defense on the testimony of these two witnesses. |
| | Basaremos nuestra defensa en el testimonio de estos dos testigos. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: Compound Forms:
defense | defence |
civil defense (US),
civil defence (UK) | (protective activities) | protección civil nf + adj mf |
come to the defense of [sb/sth] (US),
come to the defence of [sb/sth] (UK) v expr | (defend, support) | defender a, apoyar a vtr + prep |
| | | defender⇒, apoyar⇒ vtr |
come to [sb]'s/[sth]'s defense (US),
come to [sb]'s/[sth]'s defence (UK) v expr | (defend, support) | defender a, apoyar a vtr + prep |
| | | defender⇒, apoyar⇒ vtr |
| | | defender⇒, apoyar⇒ vtr |
defense attorney (US),
defence lawyer (UK) n | (barrister, defending lawyer) | abogado defensor, abogada defensora nm, nf + adj |
| | Anderson's defense attorney still believes in a not guilty verdict because there was plenty of reasonable doubt. |
| | El abogado defensor de Anderson creía que era inocente, pero había mucha duda. |
defense mechanism (US),
defence mechanism (UK) n | (organism: defensive reaction) | mecanismo de defensa nm + loc adj |
defense mechanism (US),
defence mechanism (UK) n | (self-protective mental process) | mecanismo de defensa nm + loc adj |
immune defense system (US),
immune defence system (UK) n | (biological mechanisms) | sistema inmune loc nom m |
| | I take vitamin supplements to boost my body's immune defense system. |
in defense of [sb/sth] (US),
in defence of [sb/sth] (UK) prep | (justifying, in favor of) | en defensa de loc adv |
| | The minister spoke in defense of anti-pollution laws. |
| | El ministro habló en defensa de las leyes contra la contaminación. |
pack the defense (US),
pack the defence (UK) v expr | (sports) | armar la defensa loc verb |
preemptive defense (US),
preemptive defence (UK),
pre-emptive defence (UK) n | (preventive attack) | defensa preventiva loc nom f |
self-defense (US),
self-defence (UK) n | (justifying yourself) | defensa propia loc nom f |
| | No te inventes excusas en defensa propia: lo que has hecho no tiene excusa. |
self-defense (US),
self-defence (UK) n | (skill: fending off attack) | autodefensa nf |
| | No sé ninguna técnica de autodefensa. |
| | | defensa propia loc nom f |
| | Actuó en defensa propia. |
| | (artes marciales) | defensa personal loc nom f |
| | Después de que le robaran el bolso decidió asistir a clases de defensa personal. |
self-defense (US),
self-defence (UK) n | (law: protecting self and family) | defensa propia loc nom f |
| statement of defense n | UK (law: defendant's answer) | declaración de la defensa grupo nom |
'defense' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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