defence minister in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for defence minister in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Defence Minister (in UK)

Ministro m de Defensa / Ministra f de Defensa

Defence Minister (in UK)

Secretario m de Defensa / Secretaria f de Defensa Mex

Translations for defence minister in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Ministro de Defensa

≈ Minister of Defence (in UK)

Ministra de Defensa

≈ Minister of Defence (in UK)

Translations for defence minister in the English»Spanish Dictionary

defence N Brit

defence → defense

See also defense

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

1.1. defense U MIL:

defense

defensa f

Secretary of Defense (in US)

Ministro m de Defensa / Ministra f de Defensa

Secretary of Defense (in US)

Secretario m de Defensa / Secretaria f de Defensa Mex

Secretary of Defense attr spending

de defensa

Defence Minister (in UK)

Ministro m de Defensa / Ministra f de Defensa

Defence Minister (in UK)

Secretario m de Defensa / Secretaria f de Defensa Mex

1.2. defense U (on personal level):

defense

defensa f

to come to sb's defense

salir or acudir en defensa de alguien

the old man didn't put up much of a defense against the muggers

el anciano no opuso mucha resistencia a los asaltantes

2.1. defense C (protection):

defense

defensa f

defense

protección f

defense against sth

defensa or protección contra algo

2.2. defense C (apologia):

defense

defensa f

a convincing defense of his theories

una convincente defensa de sus teorías

3. defense <defenses, pl >:

defense MED, MIL, PSYCH

defensas fpl

the body's defenses

las defensas del organismo

to lower or drop one's defenses

bajar la guardia

I wore down his defenses

conseguí que bajara la guardia

4. defense C LAW:

defense

defensa f

the accused will conduct his own defense

el acusado se hará cargo de or llevará su propia defensa

ignorance of the law is no defense

la ignorancia de la ley no exime de su cumplimiento

the defense

la defensa

attr defense counsel

abogado defensor m / abogada defensora f

defense witness

testigo mf de la defensa

5.1. defense U SPORTS:

defense

defensa f

the team is strong on defense

el equipo tiene una buena defensa

5.2. defense C (in chess):

defense

defensa f

I.minister [Am ˈmɪnəstər, Brit ˈmɪnɪstə] N

1. minister REL:

minister

pastor m / pastora f

2. minister POL:

minister

ministro m / ministra f

minister

secretario m / secretaria f Mex

as form of address if I may, minister, …

si el señor ministro/la señora ministra me permite, …

Minister of Agriculture (in UK)

ministro m de Agricultura / ministra f de Agricultura

Minister of Agriculture (in UK)

Secretario m de Agricultura / Secretaria f de Agricultura Mex

II.minister [Am ˈmɪnəstər, Brit ˈmɪnɪstə] VB intr

to minister to sb

cuidar de alguien

to minister to sb

atender a alguien

minister to the needs of the elderly

ocuparse de or atender a las necesidades de los ancianos

minister to the needs of the elderly

velar por los ancianos

a ministering angel liter

un ángel del Señor or de bondad

defence minister in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for defence minister in the English»Spanish Dictionary

defence minister N

defence minister

ministro(-a) m (f) de defensa

Translations for defence minister in the Spanish»English Dictionary

destinar a alguien para Ministro de Defensa

to appoint sb as Minister of Defence [or Defense Am]

Translations for defence minister in the English»Spanish Dictionary

defence [dɪˈfents] N Aus, Brit

1. defence:

defence

defensa f

to rush to sb's defence

acudir en defensa de alguien

2. defence LAW:

the defence

la defensa

counsel for the defence

abogado(a) m (f) defensor(a)

3. defence SPORTS:

to play in [or on Am] defence

jugar en la defensa

4. defence MED:

the body's defences

las defensas del organismo

5. defence PSYCH:

defence mechanism

mecanismo m de defensa

minister [ˈmɪnɪstəʳ, Am -stɚ] N

1. minister POL:

minister

ministro(-a) m (f)

2. minister REL:

minister

pastor m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is speculated that his appointment as defence minister occurred due to his qualities.

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For the defence ministries of other countries, see defence minister.

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He resigned, but served as defence minister for another year.

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