English
Alternative spellings
defence (Commonwealth)
Pronunciation
(RP) IPA|/d��f�ns/
(US) IPA|/�dif�ns/
Noun
en-noun
- The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
- Anything employed to oppose attack(s).
- An argument in support or justification of something.
Translations
trans-top|action of protecting from attack
Czech: t-|cs|obrana|f
Danish: forsvar
Faroese: t-|fo|verja|xs=Faroese
Finnish: puolustautuminen
German: t+|de|Verteidigung|f
Greek: t|el|άμ�να|f|sc=Grek (ámyna)
Hebrew: ×�×�× ×� (hagana) f (action of protecting someone); ×�ת×�×�× × ×�ת (hitgonenut) f (action of protecting oneself)
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|ب��رگر�
Portuguese: defesa f
Russian: t+|ru|за�и�а|
Spanish: t+|es|defensa|f
trans-bottom
trans-top|anything employed to oppose attack
Czech: t-|cs|obrana|f
Danish: forsvar
Faroese: t-|fo|verja|xs=Faroese
Finnish: t-|fi|puolustus
Hebrew: ×�×�× ×� (hagana) f
trans-mid
German: t+|de|Verteidigung|f
Greek: t|el|άμ�να|f|sc=Grek (ámyna)
Kurdish: KUchar|ب��رگر�
Portuguese: defesa, escudo
Spanish: t+|es|defensa|f
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ar:defense
et:defense
fr:defense
io:defense
hu:defense
ru:defense
fi:defense
vi:defense
zh:defense
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