defends in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for defends 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 defends 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

defends in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for defends 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 defends in the Italian»English Dictionary

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presidiare

to defend

patrocinare

to defend

proteggere (soccorrere)

to defend

difendere

to defend

defends Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to defend oneself (from sb/sth)

difendersi (da qn/qc)