Hefen en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de Hefen en el diccionario inglés»español

Helen of Troy [ˈhɛlən əv ˌtrɔɪ] SUST.

Helen of Troy

Helena de Troya

hefty <heftier heftiest> [ingl. am. ˈhɛfti, ingl. brit. ˈhɛfti] ADJ. coloq.

1. hefty (large and heavy):

hefty person

robusto

hefty person

fornido

hefty person

corpulento

hefty load/case

pesado

a hefty book

un mamotreto coloq.

2. hefty (strong):

hefty blow/pull

fuerte

hefty person

fuerte

you need to be pretty hefty to lift it

hay que ser muy fuerte or tener mucha fuerza para levantarlo

3. hefty (substantial):

hefty price/salary

alto

he had to pay a hefty fine

tuvo que pagar tremenda multa coloq.

he had to pay a hefty fine

tuvo que pagar bruta multa Río Pl. coloq.

he gets a pretty hefty return on these investments

saca jugosos dividendos de estas inversiones

I.heft [ingl. am. hɛft, ingl. brit. hɛft] V. trans. ingl. am. coloq.

1. heft (heave up):

heft

levantar (con esfuerzo)

2. heft (gauge weight of):

heft

sopesar

heft

calcular el peso de

II.heft [ingl. am. hɛft, ingl. brit. hɛft] SUST. U ingl. am. coloq.

heft

peso m

I.defend [ingl. am. dəˈfɛnd, ingl. brit. dɪˈfɛnd] V. trans.

1. defend (physically):

defend country/territory

defender

she knows how to defend herself

sabe defenderse

to defend sth/sb from/against sth/sb

defender algo/a alguien de algo/alguien

2.1. defend (verbally):

defend ideal/cause/person

defender

she was quick to defend him

salió rápidamente a defenderlo or en su defensa

he said nothing to defend himself

no dijo nada en su defensa or para defenderse

2.2. defend (verbally) UNIV.:

defend thesis

defender

3. defend DER.:

defend

defender

she hired a lawyer to defend her

contrató a un abogado para que la defendiera

4. defend title/reputation:

defend

defender

II.defend [ingl. am. dəˈfɛnd, ingl. brit. dɪˈfɛnd] V. intr.

1. defend DER.:

defend

actuar por la defensa

Jones was defending and Smith prosecuting

Jones actuaba por la defensa y Smith por la acusación

2. defend DEP.:

he's better at defending

juega mejor como defensa

Strategic Defense Initiative SUST.

Strategic Defense Initiative

Iniciativa f de Defensa Estratégica

defense, defence ingl. brit. [ingl. am. dəˈfɛns, ˈdiˌfɛns, ingl. brit. dɪˈfɛns] SUST.

1.1. defense U MILIT.:

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 Méx.

Secretary of Defense atrbv. 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 Méx.

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., MILIT., PSICO.

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 DER.:

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

atrbv. defense counsel

abogado defensor m / abogada defensora f

defense witness

testigo mf de la defensa

5.1. defense U DEP.:

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 ingl. brit. SUST.

defense mechanism FISIOL., PSICO.

mecanismo m de defensa

defence SUST. ingl. brit.

defence → defense

Véase también: defense

defense, defence ingl. brit. [ingl. am. dəˈfɛns, ˈdiˌfɛns, ingl. brit. dɪˈfɛns] SUST.

1.1. defense U MILIT.:

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 Méx.

Secretary of Defense atrbv. 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 Méx.

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., MILIT., PSICO.

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 DER.:

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

atrbv. defense counsel

abogado defensor m / abogada defensora f

defense witness

testigo mf de la defensa

5.1. defense U DEP.:

defense

defensa f

the team is strong on defense

el equipo tiene una buena defensa

5.2. defense C (in chess):

defense

defensa f

self-defense, self-defence ingl. brit. [ingl. am. ˈˌsɛlf dəˈfɛns, ˈˌsɛlf diˈfɛns, ingl. brit. sɛlfdɪˈfɛns] SUST. U

1. self-defense DER.:

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

air defense, air defence ingl. brit. SUST. U or C

air defense

defensa f aérea

air defense

defensa f antiaérea

Hefen en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de Hefen en el diccionario inglés»español

hefty <-ier, -iest> [ˈhefti] ADJ.

hefty (person)

corpulento, -a

hefty (profit, amount)

cuantioso, -a

hefty book

gordo, -a

hefty price rise

alto, -a

I.defend [dɪˈfend] V. trans.

1. defend (protect):

defend

defender

to defend oneself (from sb/sth)

defenderse (de alguien/algo)

2. defend a. DER.:

defend

defender

3. defend DEP.:

defend a title

defender

II.defend [dɪˈfend] V. intr.

1. defend DER.:

who is defending in that case?

¿quién actúa por la defensa en esa causa?

2. defend DEP.:

the team we were playing against defended badly

el equipo contrario no era bueno en la defensa

defence [dɪˈfents] SUST. ingl. austr., ingl. brit.

1. defence:

defence

defensa f

to rush to sb's defence

acudir en defensa de alguien

2. defence DER.:

the defence

la defensa

counsel for the defence

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

3. defence DEP.:

to play in [or on ingl. am.] defence

jugar en la defensa

4. defence MED.:

the body's defences

las defensas del organismo

5. defence PSICO.:

defence mechanism

mecanismo m de defensa

defence minister SUST.

defence minister

ministro(-a) m (f) de defensa

defense [dɪˈfents] SUST. ingl. am.

defense → defence

Véase también: defence

defence [dɪˈfents] SUST. ingl. austr., ingl. brit.

1. defence:

defence

defensa f

to rush to sb's defence

acudir en defensa de alguien

2. defence DER.:

the defence

la defensa

counsel for the defence

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

3. defence DEP.:

to play in [or on ingl. am.] defence

jugar en la defensa

4. defence MED.:

the body's defences

las defensas del organismo

5. defence PSICO.:

defence mechanism

mecanismo m de defensa

self-defence SUST. ingl. austr., ingl. brit., self-defense SUST. ingl. am.

1. self-defence sin pl. (protection):

self-defence

defensa f personal

2. self-defence sin pl. DER.:

self-defence

legítima defensa f

I.fence [fens] SUST.

1. fence (barrier):

fence

cerca f

2. fence coloq. (person):

fence

perista mf

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to mend one's fences

mejorar su reputación

to sit on the fence

nadar entre dos aguas

II.fence [fens] V. intr.

1. fence DEP.:

fence

practicar esgrima

2. fence form.:

to fence (with sb)

enfrentarse (a alguien)

III.fence [fens] V. trans. (enclose)

fence

cercar

fend off V. trans.

fend off

apartar

to fend off a question

esquivar una pregunta

refer [rɪˈfɜ:ʳ, ingl. am. -ˈfɜ:r] V. trans. -rr-

to refer sth to sb article

remitir algo a alguien

to refer a patient to a specialist

mandar a un paciente a un especialista

to refer a case to sb/sth DER.

remitir una causa a alguien/algo

fend for [ˈfendˌfɔ:ʳ, ingl. am. ˈfendˌfɔ:r] V. trans.

to fend for oneself

arreglárselas solo