defend in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for defend in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.defend [dɪˈfend] VB trans

1. defend (guard, protect):

defend fort, town, country

difendere (against contro; from da)

defend freedom, interests, rights

difendere

defend lawyer: client

difendere

the government must defend its majority

il governo deve cercare di mantenere la maggioranza

2. defend (justify):

defend argument, belief, doctrine, opinion

difendere, sostenere

defend actions, behaviour, decision

giustificare

3. defend SPORTS:

defend title, record

difendere

4. defend UNIV:

to defend a thesis

discutere una tesi

II.defend [dɪˈfend] VB intr SPORTS

defend

giocare in difesa

III.to defend oneself VB refl

1. to defend oneself (protect oneself):

to defend oneself

difendersi also fig

2. to defend oneself LAW:

to defend oneself accused:

difendersi

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staunchly defend, oppose

fermamente, risolutamente

ardently look, defend, support

con ardore, appassionatamente

robustly defend

efficacemente

vigorously defend, campaign, deny

energicamente

stoutly defend, fight, resist

accanitamente, energicamente, tenacemente

Translations for defend in the Italian»English Dictionary

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apologizzare (difendere)

to defend

propugnare

to defend

presidiare

to defend

difendere

to defend

difendere SPORTS titolo, vantaggio

to defend

difendere ambiente, territorio, beni, democrazia, pace, interessi

to defend contro: against da: from

difendere ambiente, territorio, beni, democrazia, pace, interessi

to defend

difendere

to defend

difendere imputato

to defend

difendere

to defend

difendersi

to defend oneself da: from, against

difendersi (in giudizio) LAW

to conduct one's own defence, to defend oneself

difendersi persona:

to defend oneself

difendersi

to defend oneself

defend in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for defend in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.defend [dɪ·ˈfend] VB trans

1. defend (protect):

defend

difendere

to defend oneself (from sb/sth)

difendersi (da qn/qc)

2. defend a. LAW:

defend

difendere

3. defend SPORTS:

defend a title

difendere

II.defend [dɪ·ˈfend] VB intr

1. defend LAW:

who is defending in that case?

chi è l'avvocato difensore in quella causa?

2. defend SPORTS (play defense):

defend

difendere

Translations for defend in the Italian»English Dictionary

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presidiare

to defend

patrocinare

to defend

proteggere (soccorrere)

to defend

difendere

to defend

defend Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to defend oneself (from sb/sth)

difendersi (da qn/qc)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As a result, her ranking plunged 44 places down to 88th after failing to defend quarterfinal points.

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Even in the 17th century, his ideas were defended by some physicians.

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Those with 3 spots are more likely to be patrolling males, while those with 4 spots are more likely to be defending males.

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The following day the division was centered and successfully defended its positions.

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His armies are now large and powerful enough to defend this young nation.

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If he did not defend his title, then (rel) is shown after the date at which he won the title.

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He argued that enclosures could be defended, unless they led to depopulation.

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He finished the season with one interception, 40 tackles, and four passes defended.

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While a domesticated skunk with its scent glands removed may defend itself by biting, there are few recorded incidents.

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In this first summary, seats represent the number of wards each party are defending.

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