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defensa
feminine noun
1 defense (protección)
  • en defensa de -> in defense of
  • la defensa del medio ambiente -> the protection of the environment
  • defensa personal -> self-defense
2 (law)
  • la defensa -> the defense (parte en un juicio)
  • en defensa propia, en legítima defensa -> in self-defense (acción)
also:
  • (el Ministerio de) defensa -> ? the Ministry of Defence (British), ? the Department of Defense (United States)
also:
  • defensas -> defenses (sistema inmunitario)
  • tiene las defensas muy bajas -> his body's defenses are very low
3 defense (sport)
masculine or feminine noun
4 defender (sport)
  • defensa central -> central defender, center back

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defensa [day-fen'-sah]
noun
1 Defence, safeguard, arms. (f)
  • Defensa de -> defence against
2 Defence, vindication, justification, apology. (f)
3 Defence, guard, shelter, protection; fence. (f)
4 Defence, in law, the defendant’s reply. (f)
5 (Sports) Defense. (f)
6 Tusk. (f)
7 Horn. (f)
  • Legítima defensa -> (For.) self defense
  • Defensas -> 1. Fortifications, defenses. 2. (Naut.) Skids. 3. (Naut.) Fenders.
noun
1 (Sports) Back. (m)

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defensa
sustantivo:femenino
1 (protección) defence; defense; (EEUU)
la defensa del territorio nacional the defence of national territory; la cueva nos sirvió de defensa contra la lluvia the cave offered us protection from the rain
llevó hasta el final la defensa de sus ideales
en defensa de los derechos civiles in defence of civil rights; salió en defensa de su hermano he came to his brother's defence
los vecinos acudieron en defensa de la víctima
en defensa propia in self-defence; (Ministerio de) Defensa Ministry of Defence; Defense Department; (EEUU)
defensa pasiva civil defence
defensa personal self-defence
defensas costeras coastal defences
2 (Jur) (abogado, argumentación) defence; defense; (EEUU)
la defensa puede interrogar al testigo su abogado hizo una defensa brillantísima
3 (Dep)
la defensa (jugadores) the defence; the defense; (EEUU)
4 defensas (Med) defences; defenses; (EEUU)
está bajo de defensas his (body's) defences are low; his resistance is low
5 defensas [de toro] horns; [de elefante, jabalí] tusks
6 (Náutica) fender
7 (México) bumper; fender; (EEUU)
sustantivo:masculino_y_femenino
(Dep) defender
defensa escoba defensa libre sweeper

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