DEFEND - Traducción inglés-español

inglés

español

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

robustly defend/argue

vigorosamente

robustly defend/argue

enérgicamente

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inglés

defender guarnición/nación

to defend

defender persona

to defend

defender a alg. de algo/alg.

to defend sb against sth/sb

defender intereses

to defend

defender derechos

to defend

defender título

to defend

defender caso

to defend

defender acusado/cliente

to defend

defender idea/teoría/opinión

to defend

defender causa/ideal

to defend

defender la tesis

≈ to defend one's dissertation (in US)

defenderse

to defend oneself

defenderse DER.

to defend oneself

defenderse de algo/alg.

to defend oneself against sth/sb

abogar por o en favor de alg.

to defend sb

revalidar campeonato/título

to defend

no necesito abogados, yo me sé defender coloq.

I don't need anyone to defend me, I can stand up for myself

a ultranza loc. adv., luchó a ultranza por sus ideales

she fought tooth and nail to defend her ideals

proteger derecho/propiedad

to defend

las fortificaciones que protegen la ciudad

the fortifications which protect o defend the city

para protegerse contra los ataques del enemigo

to defend themselves against enemy attacks

correr parejo no lo defiendas que los dos corren parejos

don't defend him, they're both as bad as each other

Defensor del pueblo

An ombudsman nominated by the Spanish Parliament to defend the rights of citizens against government maladministration. If he upholds a complaint he advises the administration on appropriate compensation. This post, under the same name, also exists in some Latin American countries.

inglés

español

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

español

inglés

propugnar

to defend

defenderse a arañazo limpio

to defend oneself stubbornly

defender

to defend

defenderse

to defend oneself

defender a capa y espada

to defend with all one's might

defenderse con uñas y dientes

to fight tooth and nail to defend oneself

inglés

español

I. defend [dɪ·ˈfend] 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 [dɪ·ˈfend] V. intr.

1. defend DER.:

who is defending in that case?

¿quién actúa por la defensa en esa causa?

2. defend DEP. (play defense):

defend

defender

español

inglés

defenderse a arañazo limpio

to defend oneself stubbornly

defender ideas, intereses

to defend

defender

to defend oneself

defender a capa y espada

to defend with all one's might

defenderse con uñas y dientes

to fight tooth and nail to defend oneself

Present

I	defend
you	defend
he/she/it	defends
we	defend
you	defend
they	defend

Past

I	defended
you	defended
he/she/it	defended
we	defended
you	defended
they	defended

Present Perfect

I	have	defended
you	have	defended
he/she/it	has	defended
we	have	defended
you	have	defended
they	have	defended

Past Perfect

I	had	defended
you	had	defended
he/she/it	had	defended
we	had	defended
you	had	defended
they	had	defended

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

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

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

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He finished the season with one interception, 40 tackles, and four passes defended.

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If he did not defend his title, then (rel) is shown after the date at which he won the title.

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

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