defenses in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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

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

defense mechanism, defence mechanism Brit N

civil defense, civil defence Brit N U

air defense, air defence Brit N U or C

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defensas ribereñas
river defenses* pl
defensas antiaéreas
anti-aircraft defenses* pl
defensas marítimas
sea defenses* pl
defensa
defense Am
nadie acudió en su defensa
nobody went to his defense
salió en nuestra defensa
he came to our defense
actuó en defensa propia o en legítima defensa
he acted in self-defense
defensa de algo/alg.
defense* of sth/sb
se manifestaron en defensa de sus derechos
they demonstrated in defense of their rights
Defensa
the Defense Department Am
defensa
defense Am
los testigos de la defensa
the witnesses for the defense
los testigos de la defensa
the defense witnesses
defensas BIOL, MED
defenses* pl
las defensas biológicas del organismo
the organism's biological defenses o biological defense mechanisms
defensa
defense Am

defenses in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for defenses in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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defenses Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

(not) to come to sb's defense
(no) dar la cara por alguien
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Thus, portfolio diversification and extra due diligence are your only defenses against the fraud goblin.
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And he crashed into -- and through -- those defenses as a bowling pin tips through the ten pins.
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One of his defenses is using his cute nature by staring up at his foes with an innocent, wide-eyed expression, which softens his foes' hearts.
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He compared the parasitic nature of the mistletoe plant to that of cancer, and believed that cancer represents a faltering of the body's spiritual defenses.
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Garland instructed the troops to strengthen their defenses with brush and any other material that could be found.
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A team is sent through and triggers a fierce alien counterattack that the local human defenses barely manage to push back through the gate.
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Induced defenses include secondary metabolic products, as well as morphological and physiological changes.
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They had no time to throw up even the most elementary defenses before being forced into action.
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It is a risky defense that mixes the man-to-man and zone defenses together.
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Evidence suggests that failure of defenses against oxidative stress up-regulates programmed cell death (apoptosis), among many other possible consequences.
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