efendernos in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for efendernos in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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

I.ofender VB trans

1. ofender (agraviar):

ofender

to offend

sus palabras me ofendieron

I was offended by what she said

ofender a Dios

to sin

ofender la memoria de alg.

to insult sb's memory

no quise ofenderla

I didn't mean to offend her

está ofendido porque no lo invitaste

he feels o is offended because you didn't invite him

2. ofender buen gusto:

ofender

to offend against

una combinación de colores que ofende la vista

a combination of colors which offends the eye

II.ofenderse VB vpr

ofenderse

to take offense Am

ofenderse

to take offence Brit

se ofende por cualquier cosa

he gets offended by the slightest thing

se ofende por cualquier cosa

he takes offense at the slightest thing

se ofendió porque no la invitaron

she was offended o took offense because they didn't invite her

no te ofendas, pero …

don't be offended, but …

efendernos in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for efendernos 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

I.ofender [o·fen·ˈder] VB trans

1. ofender (humillar):

ofender

to offend

hacerse el ofendido

to take offense

2. ofender (herir):

ofender

to insult

II.ofender [o·fen·ˈder] VB refl

ofender ofenderse:

ofender

to take offense

¡no te ofendas conmigo!

don't get angry with me!