'defence' a une référence dans l'entrée 'defense'. Il se trouve dans une ou plusieurs des lignes ci-dessous.'defence' is cross-referenced with 'defense'. It is in one or more of the lines below.
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2025:
| Principales traductions |
defense (US),
defence (UK) n | (protection against attack) | défense nf |
| | The government's spending on defense rose again this year. |
| | Le budget à la défense a encore augmenté l'an passé. |
defense,
(US),
defence (UK) n | often plural (military: fortifications) (Militaire) | ouvrages défensifs nmpl |
| | | défenses nfpl |
| | We need to strengthen our border defenses. |
| | Nous devons renforcer nos ouvrages défensifs. |
defense (US),
defence (UK) n | (justification) (justification) | défense nf |
| | John's defense for his behavior was that he had been drunk at the time. |
| | Pour sa défense, John justifiait son attitude par le fait d'être saoul au moment des faits. |
defense (US),
defence (UK) n | (sport: part of team) (Sports) | défense nf |
| | Ellen is part of the team's defense. |
| | Ellen joue en défense. |
defense (US),
defence (UK) n | (defendant's lawyers) (Droit : avocats) | défense 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 défense du prévenu lui a conseillé de plaider coupable. La défense a contesté les preuves scientifiques. |
defense (US),
defence (UK) n | (law: strategy) (Droit) | défense nf |
| | We'll base our defense on the testimony of these two witnesses. |
| | Nous allons bâtir notre défense autour de ces deux témoignages. |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2025:
Formes composées
defense | defence |
affidavit of defense (US),
affidavit of defence (UK) n | (law: absentee plea) (Droit) | affidavit de défense nm |
affirmative defense (US),
affirmative defence (UK) n | (law: negates claim) | moyens de défense affirmatifs nmpl |
civil defense (US),
civil defence (UK) | (protective activities) | protection civile nf |
| | | défense civile nf |
come to the defense of [sb/sth] (US),
come to the defence of [sb/sth] (UK) v expr | (defend, support) | prendre la défense de [qqn/qch] loc v |
come to [sb]'s/[sth]'s defense (US),
come to [sb]'s/[sth]'s defence (UK) v expr | (defend, support) | prendre la défense de [qqn/qch] loc v |
defense attorney,
UK: defence lawyer n | US (barrister, defence lawyer) | avocat de la défense nm |
| | L'avocat de la défense a présenté de nouveaux arguments qui retournent la situation. |
defense mechanism (US),
defence mechanism (UK) n | (organism: defensive reaction) (Biologie) | mécanisme de défense nm |
defense mechanism (US),
defence mechanism (UK) n | (self-protective mental process) (Psychologie) | mécanisme de défense nm |
insanity defense,
defense of insanity (US),
insanity defence,
defence of insanity (UK) n | (law: mental incapacity) (Droit) | défense fondée sur l'aliénation mentale, défense fondée sur des troubles mentaux nf |
immune defense system (US),
immune defence system (UK) n | (biological mechanisms) | système immunitaire nm |
| | | défenses immunitaires nfpl |
| | 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) | pour défendre [qch] expr |
| | | en faveur de [qch] loc prép |
| | The minister spoke in defense of anti-pollution laws. |
preemptive defense (US),
preemptive defence (UK),
pre-emptive defence (UK) n | (preventive attack) (Militaire) | attaque anticipée, attaque préventive nf |
self-defense (US),
self-defence (UK) n | (justifying yourself) | justification nf |
| Note: in self-defence : pour se défendre |
self-defense (US),
self-defence (UK) n | (skill: fending off attack) | autodéfense nf |
| | Après son agression, la jeune femme a décidé de prendre des cours d'autodéfense pour pouvoir se protéger. |
self-defense (US),
self-defence (UK) n | (law: protecting self and family) (Droit) | légitime défense nf |