defence mechanism en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de defence mechanism en el diccionario español»inglés

mecanismo de defensa

defence mechanism ingl. brit.

Traducciones de defence mechanism en el diccionario inglés»español

mechanism [ingl. am. ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm, ingl. brit. ˈmɛk(ə)nɪz(ə)m] SUST.

1.1. mechanism C (of machine, brain):

mechanism

mecanismo m

1.2. mechanism C (procedure):

mechanism

mecanismo m

2. mechanism U FILOS.:

mechanism

mecanicismo m

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

defence mechanism en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de defence mechanism en el diccionario inglés»español

defence mechanism

mecanismo m de defensa

Traducciones de defence mechanism en el diccionario inglés»español

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

mechanism [ˈmekənɪzəm] SUST.

mechanism

mecanismo m

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

It is a primary ego defence mechanism that many psychotherapists readily accept.

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Besides ground personnel, an air defence mechanism has been put in place in and around the venue.

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She felt she had a high status, and though she really didn't, she gave that to herself and that's a self-defence mechanism.

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They may permanently abandon their dens during mange outbreaks, possibly as a defence mechanism against the spread of disease.

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This defence mechanism produces antibodies (large glycoproteins) in response to an immune stimulus.

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