defender

No, él saltó sobre nosotros, solamente nos defendimos.	No, he jumped us, and we just defended ourselves.
Era una demanda infundada y nosotros nos defendimos.	It was a baseless claim, and we defended it.
No nos defendimos, pero el triple-doble no significa nada a menos que ganemos.	We didn't defend, but the triple-double doesn't mean anything unless we win.
Me dijeron que ustedes fueron a la República Dominicana. ¿Hablan español? - No mucho, pero nos defendimos.	I heard you went to the Dominican Republic. Do you speak Spanish? - Not much, but we managed.
Nos defendimos, pero al final, solo cinco sobrevivieron.	We put up a fight, but in the end, only five survived.
Nos defendimos y no pedimos la división de los territorios sirios.	We defended ourselves and did not ask for the division of the Syrian territories.
Nos defendimos bien pero cuando ellos se hicieron más fuertes que nosotros consiguieron arrasarnos.	We defended ourselves well, but when they became too strong, they drove us away.
Nos defendimos como pudimos en esa lucha desigual, pero cuatro adolescentes no podíamos contra ocho o diez hombres.	Out armed and out numbered, we fought back, but four teens were no match for eight to ten grown men.