English-French Dictionary
French Translation of “defence”
defence (dɪˈfɛns
) (British) or defense (ˈdiːfɛns) (US)
Translations
noun
- (= protection) [of people]
défense feminine
defence against sth [+ disease, recession, attack]
défense contre qch
to come to sb's defence
prendre la défense de qn
to spring to the defence of sb
prendre la défense de qn
in defence of
en défense de
- [of country]
défense feminine
see also Ministry of Defence, Department of Defense - (law, in court(= case)
défense feminine
to conduct one's own defence
assurer sa propre défense
witness for the defence
témoin masculine à décharge
- (law(= defending lawyers)
the defence
la défense
- (= justification)
justification feminine
in defence of sth [speak, write]
en défense de qch
in defence of sb
à la défense de qn
- (sport)
défense feminine
modifier
- [force, system]
de défense
defence budget
budget masculine de la défense
defence spending
see also defence secretarydépenses feminine plural militaires
- (law) [counsel, lawyer, attorney]
de la défense
defence witness
témoin masculine de la défense
Derived Forms
defences plural noun- [of country]
défenses feminine plural
- [of body]
défenses feminine plural
Similar Words
= argument, explanation, excuse, plea, apology, justification, vindication, rationalization, apologia, exoneration, exculpation, extenuation
'defence' in Other Languages
- Arabic: دِفَاع
- Brazilian Portuguese: defesa
- Chinese: 防守
- Croatian: obrana
- Czech: obrana
- Danish: forsvar
- Dutch: verdediging
- European Spanish: defensa
- Finnish: puolustus
- French: défense
- German: Verteidigung
- Greek: άμυνα
- Italian: difesa
- Japanese: 防御
- Korean: 수비
- Norwegian: forsvar
- Polish: obrona
- Portuguese: defesa
- Romanian: apărare apărări
- Russian: защита
- Spanish: defensa
- Swedish: försvar
- Thai: การป้องกัน
- Turkish: savunma
- Ukrainian: захист
- Vietnamese: sự phòng thủ
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