defendida in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for defendida in the Spanish»English Dictionary

defendido (defendida) N m (f)

defendido (defendida)

defendant

I.defender VB trans

1. defender (proteger):

defender guarnición/nación

to defend

defender guarnición/nación

to protect

defender persona

to defend

siempre defiende a su hermana

he always defends o protects o stands up for his sister

defender a alg. de algo/alg.

to defend sb against sth/sb

la defendió de las acusaciones/de sus atacantes

he defended her against the accusations/against her attackers

2. defender:

defender intereses

to protect

defender intereses

to defend

defender derechos

to defend

defender título

to defend

3. defender LAW:

defender caso

to defend

defender acusado/cliente

to defend

4. defender:

defender idea/teoría/opinión

to defend

defender idea/teoría/opinión

to uphold

defender causa/ideal

to champion

defender causa/ideal

to defend

defender la tesis

≈ to defend one's dissertation (in US)

defender la tesis

≈ to have a viva on one's thesis (in UK)

II.defenderse VB vpr

1. defenderse refl (contra una agresión):

defenderse

to defend oneself

defenderse

to protect oneself

defenderse LAW

to defend oneself

defenderse de algo/alg.

to defend oneself against sth/sb

2. defenderse inf (arreglárselas):

defenderse

to get by inf

me defiendo bastante bien en francés

I can get by quite well in French

¿sabes jugar al tenis? — bueno, me defiendo

can you play tennis? — well, I'm not too bad inf

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enconadamente defender

passionately

enconadamente defender

fiercely

Translations for defendida in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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espouse

defender

stand up for

defender

I can stand up for myself

me puedo defender solo

you've got to stand up for your rights

tienes que defender or hacer valer tus derechos

stick up for person

defender

stick up for principle/idea

defender

defend country/territory

defender

to defend sth/sb from/against sth/sb

defender algo/a alguien de algo/alguien

defend ideal/cause/person

defender

defend thesis

defender

defend

defender

defend

defender

he swore to uphold the Constitution

juró respetar y defender la constitución

safeguard

defender

to speak up for sb

defender a alguien

defendida in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for defendida in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.defender <e → ie> [de·fen·ˈder] VB trans

1. defender tb. LAW:

defender ideas, intereses

to defend

2. defender (proteger):

defender

to protect

II.defender <e → ie> [de·fen·ˈder] VB refl defenderse

1. defender (contra ataques):

defender

to defend oneself

2. defender (arreglárselas):

defender

to get by

¿hablas francés? — me defiendo

do you speak French? — I can get by

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defender a capa y espada

to defend with all one's might

Translations for defendida in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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stick up for

defender

defend

defender

defend

defender

defend a title

defender

defend

defender

to uphold the law

defender la ley

to uphold the principle that...

defender el principio de que...

champion

defender

to plead sb's case

defender el caso de alguien

to plead sb's cause

defender la causa de alguien

to commit soldiers to the defense of a region

enviar soldados a defender una región

guard

defender