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zone defence N

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zone defence

défense f de zone

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I.zone [Brit zəʊn, Am zoʊn] N (all contexts)

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zone

neutral/postal zone

zone neutre/postale

II.zone [Brit zəʊn, Am zoʊn] VB trans

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1. zone (divide):

zone

diviser [qc] en zones or secteurs

2. zone (assign):

zone

to be zoned for enterprise/housing

être réservé à l'entreprise/au logement

I.defence Brit, defense Am [Brit dɪˈfɛns, Am dəˈfɛns, ˈdiˌfɛns] N

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1. defence (act of protecting):

défense f (against contre, from, of de)

to come to sb's defence (help) lit

venir à l'aide de qn

to come to sb's defence (support) fig

prendre la défense de qn

to put up a spirited defence competitor, troops:

se défendre vaillamment

the cat uses its claws for defence

le chat utilise ses griffes pour se défendre

he has begun his defence of his Wimbledon title

il a commencé à défendre son titre de Wimbledon

they marched in defence of the right to strike

ils ont manifesté pour défendre leur droit de grève

in the defence of freedom

pour défendre la liberté

to die in the defence of one's country

donner sa vie pour sa patrie

4. defence (support):

I have nothing to say in his defence

je n'ai rien à dire pour sa défense

she spoke in his defence

elle a parlé en sa défense

in my own defence I must say that …

je dois dire pour ma propre défense que …

an article in defence of monetarism

un article défendant or faisant l'apologie du monétarisme

to come to sb's defence

prendre la défense de qn

5. defence LAW:

the defence (representatives of the accused)

the defence (case, argument)

the case for the defence

to conduct one's own defence

assurer sa propre défense

the defence argued that …

la défense a argumenté que …

her defence was that she was provoked

pour sa défense elle a dit qu'elle avait été provoquée

in her defence

à sa décharge

counsel for the defence

avocat de la défense

witness for the defence

témoin à décharge

to give evidence for the defence

témoigner or déposer pour la défense

to give evidence for the defence attr counsel, lawyer

pour la défense

to give evidence for the defence witness

6. defence SPORTS:

to play in defence

jouer en défense

7. defence UNIV:

soutenance f (de thèse)

II.defences N npl

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1. defences MIL:

air defences

défenses aériennes

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I.zone [zəʊn, Am zoʊn] N

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defence [dɪˈfents] N Aus, Brit

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While the role of first and second defenders are rather similar, the third defenders' role is very different in zone defence and man-to-man defence. en.wikipedia.org

In a zone defence, defensive players mainly move in relation to each other, whereas a man-to-man defence mainly moves in relation to opposing players. en.wikipedia.org

Also, even in zone defence, some opponents, for example those moving into dangerous space, may temporarily need to be marked. en.wikipedia.org

In principle, there are two ways of defending, zone defence and man-to-man defense. en.wikipedia.org

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