defend in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for defend in the English»French Dictionary

I.defend [Brit dɪˈfɛnd, Am dəˈfɛnd] VB trans

1. defend (guard, protect):

defend fort, town, country

défendre (against contre, from de)

defend freedom, interests, rights

défendre

defend lawyer: client

défendre

the government must defend its majority

le gouvernement doit tout faire pour conserver sa majorité

2. defend (justify):

defend argument, belief, doctrine, opinion

défendre

defend actions, behaviour, decision

justifier

3. defend SPORTS:

defend title, record

défendre

4. defend UNIV:

to defend a thesis

soutenir une thèse

II.defend [Brit dɪˈfɛnd, Am dəˈfɛnd] VB intr SPORTS

defend

défendre

III.to defend oneself VB refl

1. to defend oneself (protect oneself):

to defend oneself lit, fig

se défendre

2. to defend oneself LAW:

to defend oneself accused:

assurer sa propre défense

IV.defending ADJ

defending counsel:

defending

de la défense

the defending champion

le tenant du titre

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staunchly defend, oppose

fermement

vigorously defend, campaign, deny

énergiquement

robustly answer, deny, defend

avec force

ardently defend, speak, write

avec ardeur

stoutly defend, fight

résolument

passionately write, defend

avec passion

Translations for defend in the French»English Dictionary

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se faire le défenseur des faibles

to defend the weak

défendre MIL personne, pays, honneur, intérêts

to defend (contre against)

défendre SPORTS titre

to defend

défendre personne, territoire, biens

to defend, to protect (de ou contre from ou against)

défendre démocratie

to defend

défendre SPORTS but

to defend

défendre idée, théorie, stratégie

to defend

défendre LAW accusé

to defend

se défendre LAW, MIL

to defend oneself (contre against)

défendre la veuve et l'orphelin

to defend the weak

defend in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for defend in the English»French Dictionary

defend [dɪˈfend] VB trans, intr

defend

défendre

Translations for defend in the French»English Dictionary

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défendre

to defend

défendre un acteur contre qn/qc

to defend an actor against sb/sth

se défendre contre un agresseur

to defend oneself against an attacker

prendre la défense de qn/qc

to defend sb/sth

défendre les intérêts de qn

to defend sb's interests

defend Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to defend an actor against sb/sth

défendre un acteur contre qn/qc

to defend oneself against an attacker

se défendre contre un agresseur

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

We defend a noble cause, not our own interest. 5.

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Both teams defended well and it was pretty hard to crack but that try really cost us at the end.

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As a result, her ranking plunged 44 places down to 88th after failing to defend quarterfinal points.

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The following day the division was centered and successfully defended its positions.

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In this first summary, seats represent the number of wards each party are defending.

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He defended his actions as an effort to quell a mutiny, and the charge was eventually dismissed.

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To help defend the submarine, a helicopter periodically flies by in the higher levels, attacking the destroyer.

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The major cities of the kingdom were defended with defensive walls and moats.

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Even in the 17th century, his ideas were defended by some physicians.

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Those with 3 spots are more likely to be patrolling males, while those with 4 spots are more likely to be defending males.

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