DEFENCE - Englisch-Spanisch Übersetzung

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defence SUBST Brit

defence → defense

defense, defence Brit [Am dəˈfɛns, ˈdiˌfɛns, Brit dɪˈfɛns] SUBST

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 attr 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, PSYCHO

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 JUR:

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

attr defense counsel

abogado defensor m / abogada defensora f

defense witness

testigo mf de la defensa

5.1. defense U SPORT:

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 Brit SUBST

defense mechanism PHYSIOL, PSYCHO

mecanismo m de defensa

self-defense, self-defence Brit [Am ˈˌsɛlf dəˈfɛns, ˈˌsɛlf diˈfɛns, Brit sɛlfdɪˈfɛns] SUBST U

1. self-defense JUR:

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

civil defense, civil defence Brit SUBST U

civil defense

defensa f civil

air defense, air defence Brit SUBST U or C

air defense

defensa f aérea

air defense

defensa f antiaérea

Ulster Defence Regiment SUBST HIST

Ulster Defence Regiment

regimiento del ejército británico a cargo de mantener el orden en el Ulster

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

Spanisch

Englisch

autodefensa

self-defence

defensa personal

self-defence Brit

salvaguardia

defence Brit

im PONS Wörterbuch

Englisch

Spanisch

defence [dɪˈfents] SUBST Aus, Brit

1. defence:

defence

defensa f

to rush to sb's defence

acudir en defensa de alguien

2. defence JUR:

the defence

la defensa

counsel for the defence

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

3. defence SPORT:

to play in [or on Am] defence

jugar en la defensa

4. defence MED:

the body's defences

las defensas del organismo

5. defence PSYCHO:

defence mechanism

mecanismo m de defensa

civil defence SUBST

civil defence

defensa f civil

defence minister SUBST

defence minister

ministro(-a) m (f) de defensa

self-defence SUBST Aus, Brit, self-defense SUBST Am

1. self-defence kein Pl (protection):

self-defence

defensa f personal

2. self-defence kein Pl JUR:

self-defence

legítima defensa f

missile defence system SUBST

missile defence system

sistema m defensivo de misiles

Spanisch

Englisch

autodefensa

self-defence Brit

apología

defence Brit

defensa

defence Brit

en legítima defensa JUR

in self-defence

acudir en defensa de alguien

to come to sb's defence

en mi descargo

in my defence [or defense Am]

testigo de descargo

witness for the defence [or defense Am]

escudo (amparo)

defence Brit