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verdedigen

Voornaamste vertalingen
Nederlands		Engels
verdedigen overg.ww	(m.b.t. een zaak/persoon)	defend⇒ vtr

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Voornaamste vertalingen
Engels		Nederlands
justify sth vtr	(give reason for)	rechtvaardigen, billijken, verantwoorden, verdedigen overg.ww
	He tried to justify his rudeness by saying he'd been tired.
justify sth to sb vtr + prep	(give reason, excuse)	rechtvaardigen, verantwoorden, verdedigen overg.ww
	I tried to justify the price of house to my husband, but he said it was not a good value.
vindicate sth vtr	(offer justification for, defend)	verdedigen overg. ww
stand for sth/sb vtr phrasal insep	US (advocate)	verdedigen, voorspreken overg.ww
	I will stand for you whatever happens, you can rely on me.
defend vi	(sport: play defense)	verdedigen ww
	Who's defending tonight at the game?

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Aanvullende vertalingen
Engels		Nederlands
support vtr	(law: corroborate)	ondersteunen, verdedigen overg.ww
	She supported his argument with her own testimony.
plead vtr	(legal: to court) (juridisch)	bepleiten, verdedigen overg.ww
shield vtr	(protect physically)	beschutten, verdedigen overg.ww

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Samengestelde woorden:
Engels		Nederlands
assert sth vtr	(insist on: rights, etc.)	opkomen voor iets woordgr
		iets verdedigen overg.ww
	Seth asserted his right to a fair trial.
	Joe wanted to go to his friend's house, but his father asserted his authority and said no.
defend sth/sb vtr	(protect)	iets verdedigen overg.ww
	Who defended the fort when the troops left?
defend sb vtr	(lawyer: represent)	iemand verdedigen overg.ww
	How can a lawyer justify defending such an evil man?
defend sth vtr	(sports title: not lose)	iets verdedigen overg.ww
	The boxer will attempt to defend his title tonight.
defend sth vtr	(sport: protect)	iets verdedigen overg.ww
	The team defended their goal well in the second half.
defend sth vtr	(argument/cause: support)	iets verdedigen overg.ww
	His view of the matter was entirely different from hers, but she defended her position well.
double down on sth vi phrasal + prep	mainly US, figurative (become more stubborn about sth) (figuurlijk)	hardnekkiger verdedigen bn+overg.ww
	When the interviewer questioned her, she doubled down on her support for the President.
fend sb off vtr phrasal sep	(defend yourself against sb)	zich verdedigen tegen wk. ww + vz
		afweren, afhouden overg. ww
	The soldiers used hand grenades to fend off enemy troops.
fend sth off vtr phrasal sep	(defend yourself against sth)	zich verdedigen tegen wk. ww + vz
	The politician fended off the interviewer's accusations of fraud.
go to bat for sb v expr	US, informal, figurative (show support)	iemand verdedigen vnw + ww
have sb's back v expr	informal, figurative (be ready to defend)	iemand verdedigen overg.ww
parry sth vtr	figurative (defend yourself against)	weren overg.ww
		zich verdedigen wk.ww
		een aanval afwenden frase
	The senator parried the embarrassing question by raising a similar issue about his opponent.

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