'defenderse' tiene referencia cruzada con 'defender'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'defenderse' is cross-referenced with 'defender'. It is in one or more of the lines below.
| Principal Translations |
| defender⇒ vtr | (amparar, proteger) (physically protect) | defend⇒ vtr |
| | | protect⇒ vtr |
| | Para defender a su familia, no dudó en usar su pistola. |
| | He didn't hesitate to use his gun in order to defend his family. |
| defender vtr | (abogar, interceder) (verbally champion [sb]) | stand up for v expr |
| | | defend v expr |
| | | defend⇒ vtr |
| | Es tu deber defender a tus amigos cuando los critican a sus espaldas. |
| | It's your duty to stand up for your friends when they are criticized behind their backs. |
| defender vtr | (idea, argumento: sostener) (idea, opinion: uphold) | defend⇒, maintain⇒ vtr |
| | (idea, opinion) | stand up for, stand by v expr |
| | Admiro la forma en que defiendes tus ideas, aunque no comparto tu opinión. |
| | La empresa defiende que sus clientes no se vieron afectados por la falla en el servicio. |
| | I admire the way you defend your ideas, although I do not share your opinion. // The company maintains that its customers were not affected by the service failure. |
| defenderse⇒ v prnl | (protegerse, resguardarse) | defend yourself vtr + refl |
| | Lo único que podía hacer ante el ataque del policía era defenderme. |
| | The only thing I could do in response to the policeman's attack was to defend myself. |
| defenderse v prnl | (ser aceptable en algo) (sufficiently competent) | hold your own, keep your end up v expr |
| | (UK: sufficiently competent) | keep your end up v expr |
| | (barely sufficient) | get by vi phrasal |
| | No sé mucho de física, pero me defiendo. |
| | Bob se defendía en francés aunque nunca había tomado clases. |
| | I'm no Einstein, but I hold my own in physics. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I went to Rome on holiday and knew enough Italian to get by. |
| defenderse v prnl | coloquial (gozar de holgura económica) | be well off v expr |
| | (sarcastic) | get by vi phrasal |
| | En tiempos de mis abuelos, había muy pocas mujeres capaces de defenderse y mantenerse económicamente por sí mismas. |
| defenderse v prnl | (derecho: abogar en favor) | defend yourself vtr + refl |
| | Cuando lo cite el juez, podrá defenderse de las falsas acusaciones. |
| | When the judge indicates, you may defend yourself against the false accusations. |
| defenderse v prnl | (derecho: abogar en favor propio) | represent yourself vtr + refl |
| | El acusado se defenderá en el juicio; no tendrá abogado. |
| | The accused will be representing himself in court; he won't have a lawyer present. |