idefele in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for idefele 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

I.defeat [Brit dɪˈfiːt, Am dəˈfit] N

1. defeat:

defeat (in battle)

sconfitta f

defeat (in battle)

disfatta f

defeat (in election, contest)

sconfitta f

to suffer a defeat, to meet with defeat

subire, riportare una sconfitta

to accept defeat

accettare la sconfitta

to concede, admit defeat team, troops, person:

ammettere la sconfitta, dichiararsi vinto, sconfitto

England's 3-2 defeat at the hands of or by Italy

la sconfitta dell'Inghilterra per 3 a 2 da parte dell'Italia

an air of defeat

un'aria sconfitta

an admission of defeat

un'ammissione di sconfitta

a personal defeat

una sconfitta personale

2. defeat (of proposal, bill):

defeat

rifiuto m (of di)

II.defeat [Brit dɪˈfiːt, Am dəˈfit] VB trans

1. defeat (beat):

defeat enemy, army

sconfiggere, vincere

defeat team, opposition, candidate

battere, superare, sconfiggere

defeat government

causare una sconfitta a

he has been defeated by the republican candidate

è stato sconfitto dal candidato repubblicano

the government was defeated by a majority of 20

il governo è stato sconfitto per 20 voti

don't let yourself be defeated

non lasciarti abbattere

2. defeat (reject):

defeat bill, proposal

respingere

3. defeat (thwart):

defeat attempt, plan, take-over bid

vanificare, far fallire

defeat ambitions

deludere

defeat inflation

vincere

that defeats the whole purpose of doing

questo vanifica tutti i nostri propositi di fare

he was defeated in his attempts to win

i suoi tentativi di vincere furono vanificati

4. defeat (seem incomprehensible to):

it's a problem that has defeated many great minds

è un problema che molte grandi menti non sono riuscite a risolvere

it defeats me

è al di sopra delle mie capacità

mechanical defect N

mechanical defect

difetto m meccanico

defect¹ [Brit ˈdiːfɛkt, dɪˈfɛkt, Am ˈdifɛkt] N

1. defect:

defect (flaw)

difetto m

defect (minor)

imperfezione f

2. defect (disability):

a hearing, sight, speech defect

un difetto dell'udito, della vista, di pronuncia

birth defect or congenital defect

malformazione congenita

zone defence [ˈzəʊndɪˌfens] N SPORTS

zone defence

difesa f a zona

Department of Defense [dɪˌpɑːtməntəvdɪˈfens] N (in US)

Department of Defense

Dipartimento m della difesa

defer¹ <forma in -ing deferring, pt, pp deferred> [Brit dɪˈfəː, Am dəˈfər] VB trans (postpone)

defer decision, meeting, match, publication date, departure, journey

differire, rinviare (until a)

defer judgment

sospendere (until fino a)

defer payment

dilazionare, differire

to defer selling the house

posticipare la vendita della casa

to defer making a decision

rinviare la decisione

to defer sentence LAW

sospendere una sentenza

to defer sb's military service

concedere a qn il rinvio del servizio militare

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

1. defence (act of protecting):

defence

difesa f (against contro; from da; of di)

to come to sb's defence (help)

venire in aiuto di qn

to put up a spirited defence competitor, troops:

opporre una difesa coraggiosa

the cat uses its claws for defence

il gatto usa gli artigli per difendersi

he has begun his defence of his Wimbledon title

ha cominciato a difendere il titolo vinto a Wimbledon

they marched in defence of the right to strike

hanno manifestato in difesa del diritto di sciopero

in the defence of freedom

in difesa della libertà

to die in the defence of one's country

morire in difesa della patria, dare la vita per la patria

2. defence before n MIL:

defence adviser, chief, budget, industry

della difesa

defence expenditure, contract

per la difesa

defence electronics, policy, forces

di difesa

defence cuts

alla difesa

3. defence (means of protection):

defence

difesa f (against contro)

a line of defence

una linea di difesa

a means of defence

un mezzo di difesa

a means of defence PSYCH, ZOOL

un meccanismo di difesa

a defence against anxiety, boredom

un modo per combattere

a defence against cheating

un modo per difendersi da

4. defence (support):

defence

difesa f

I have nothing to say in his defence

non ho niente da dire in sua difesa

she spoke in his defence

ha parlato in sua difesa

in my own defence I must say that …

in mia difesa devo dire che …

an article in defence of monetarism

un articolo in difesa del monetarismo

to come to sb's defence

prendere le difese di qn

5. defence LAW:

the defence (representatives of the accused)

la difesa

the defence (case, argument)

la tesi della difesa

the case for the defence

le tesi della difesa

to conduct one's own defence

difendersi (in giudizio)

the defence argued that …

la difesa sosteneva che …

her defence was that she was provoked

in sua difesa aveva detto di essere stata provocata

in her defence

in sua difesa, a sua discolpa

counsel for the defence

avvocato difensore

witness for the defence

testimone a discarico

to give evidence for the defence

fornire prove per la difesa

to give evidence for the defence before n counsel, lawyer

difensore

to give evidence for the defence witness

a discarico

6. defence SPORTS:

defence

difesa f

to play in defence

giocare in difesa

7. defence UNIV:

defence

discussione f (di tesi)

II.defences N npl

1. defences MIL (fortifications, barriers):

defences

difese f

air defences

difesa aerea

2. defences:

defences BIOL, PSYCH

difese f

the body's natural defences

le difese naturali del corpo

to break down sb's defences

fare crollare le difese di qn

Defence minister [dɪˈfensˌmɪnɪstə(r)] N (in GB)

Defence minister

sottosegretario m alla difesa

structural defect N

structural defect

difetto m strutturale

idefele in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for idefele in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.defeat [dɪ·ˈfi:t] VB trans

defeat

sconfiggere

defeat hopes

deludere

defeat a proposal

respingere

II.defeat [dɪ·ˈfi:t] N

1. defeat (loss):

defeat

sconfitta f

to admit defeat

darsi per vinto

2. defeat of plans:

defeat

fallimento m

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

defense [dɪ·ˈfents] N

1. defense (against attack):

defense

difesa f

to rush to sb's defense

accorrere in difesa di qn

MED the body's defenses

le difese dell'organismo

2. defense LAW:

the defense

la difesa

counsel for the defense

avvocato m difensore

3. defense SPORTS:

to play defense

giocare in difesa

self-defense N

1. self-defense (protection):

self-defense

autodifesa f

2. self-defense LAW:

self-defense

legittima difesa f

defense mechanism N PSYCH

defense mechanism

meccanismo m di difesa

defect¹ [ˈdi:·fekt] N a. TECH, MED

defect

difetto m

defect² [dɪ·ˈfekt] VB intr POL

defect from a country

fuggire

defect from the army

disertare

defer <-rr-> [dɪ·ˈfɜ:r] VB trans

defer

rinviare

election defeat N

election defeat

sconfitta f elettorale

speech defect N

speech defect

difetto m di pronuncia