defences in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for defences 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

defense mechanism, defence mechanism Brit N

defense mechanism PHYSIOL, PSYCH

mecanismo m de defensa

self-defense, self-defence Brit [Am ˈˌsɛlf dəˈfɛns, ˈˌsɛlf diˈfɛns, Brit sɛlfdɪˈfɛns] N U

1. self-defense LAW:

to act in self-defense

actuar en defensa propia

the right of self-defense

el derecho de legítima defensa

2. self-defense (fighting technique):

self-defense

defensa f personal

self-defense classes

curso m de defensa personal

civil defense, civil defence Brit N U

civil defense

defensa f civil

air defense, air defence Brit N U or C

air defense

defensa f aérea

air defense

defensa f antiaérea

Ulster Defence Regiment N HISTORY

Ulster Defence Regiment

regimiento del ejército británico a cargo de mantener el orden en el Ulster

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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 defences in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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autodefensa

self-defence

defensa personal

self-defence Brit

salvaguardia

defence Brit

defences in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for defences 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

civil defence N

civil defence

defensa f civil

defence minister N

defence minister

ministro(-a) m (f) de defensa

self-defence N Aus, Brit, self-defense N Am

1. self-defence no pl (protection):

self-defence

defensa f personal

2. self-defence no pl LAW:

self-defence

legítima defensa f

missile defence system N

missile defence system

sistema m defensivo de misiles

Translations for defences in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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defensa

defence Brit

en legítima defensa LAW

in self-defence

acudir en defensa de alguien

to come to sb's defence

defensa

defences pl Brit

autodefensa

self-defence Brit

apología

defence Brit

protección antiaérea

anti-aircraft defences Brit [or defenses Am]

protección

defence Brit

en mi descargo

in my defence [or defense Am]

testigo de descargo

witness for the defence [or defense Am]

defences Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be the last line of defence fig

ser la última línea de defensa

to leap to sb's defence

saltar en defensa de alguien

to rush to sb's defence

acudir en defensa de alguien

counsel for the defence

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

to play in [or on Am] defence

jugar en la defensa

the body's defences

las defensas del organismo

defence mechanism

mecanismo m de defensa

counsel for the defence

abogado defensor

to commit soldiers to the defence of a region

enviar soldados a defender una región

witness for the defence

testigo de descargo