defender

to defend

Nadie defendía nuestros derechos porque nadie nos podía defender allí.	Nobody defended our rights because nobody could defend us there.
Hasta 1985 defendía la posición estrictamente ortodoxa y oficial.	Up to 1985 he defended the strictly orthodox and official position.
Kautsky defendía el programa reformista: limitación del armamento, tribunal internacional, etcétera.	Kautsky defended the reformist program: limitations of armaments, international court, etc.
La pregunta es, ¿era necesario porque ella se defendía?	The question is, was it necessary because she was fighting him?
Cuba defendía su derecho a la independencia y a la justicia social.	Cuba was defending its right to independence and social justice.
¿Qué es lo que defendía el joven Yturralde en aquellos años?	What ideas was the young Yturralde defending in those years?
La fortaleza todavía se defendía, pero se perdieron muchas vidas.	The fort was defended but many lives were lost.
La anterior directiva de 1997 defendía: "una liberalización gradual y controlada".	The previous directive of 1997 called for: "a gradual and controlled liberalisation".
El famoso capitán Barba Barbosa defendía su isla llena de tesoros.	The famous captain Blackbeard was defending his island full of treasure.
El Nautilus se defendía como un ser humano.	The Nautilus defended itself like a human being.
A menos que esté rechazando todo lo que dijo que defendía.	Unless you're rejecting everything that you said you stood for.
Jiménez defendía a su amigo, quien era tímido, dijo Myers.	Jimenez would step in for his friend, who was shy, Myers said.
Tampoco creo en el diseño químicamente puro que defendía la Bauhaus.	Nor do I believe in the chemically pure design that Bauhaus defended.
La mujer del video defendía las decisiones del gobierno húngaro.	The woman on the video was defending the Hungarian government's decisions.
Pero al menos defendía la economía planificada.	But at least they defended the planned economy.
Durante este tiempo Cortez estaba en España que se defendía contra varias cargas.	During this time Cortez was in Spain defending himself against various charges.
Fortaleza árabe del siglo XIII, defendía el reino de Taifas, de Algeciras.	XIII century moorish fortress, defended the kingdom of Taifa from Algeciras.
Reconocía lo que era correcto, y lo defendía.	He recognized what was right, and he stood up for it.
Él defendía la teoría de escribir 364 días al año.	He advocated writing 364 days a year.
Dijo que él no empezó la pelea, que solo se defendía.	He said he didn't start the fight, he was just protecting himself.