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Traduzioni di Tiefen nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.defend [dɪˈfend] VB vb trans

1. defend (guard, protect):

defend fort, town, country

difendere (against contro; from da)

defend freedom, interests, rights

difendere

defend lawyer: client

difendere

the government must defend its majority

il governo deve cercare di mantenere la maggioranza

2. defend (justify):

defend argument, belief, doctrine, opinion

difendere, sostenere

defend actions, behaviour, decision

giustificare

3. defend SPORT:

defend title, record

difendere

4. defend UNIV:

to defend a thesis

discutere una tesi

II.defend [dɪˈfend] VB vb intr SPORT

defend

giocare in difesa

III.to defend oneself VB vb rifl

1. to defend oneself (protect oneself):

to defend oneself

difendersi also fig

2. to defend oneself DIR:

to defend oneself accused:

difendersi

zone defence [ˈzəʊndɪˌfens] SOST SPORT

zone defence

difesa f a zona

Department of Defense [dɪˌpɑːtməntəvdɪˈfens] SOST (in US)

Department of Defense

Dipartimento m della difesa

I.defence, defense [ingl brit dɪˈfɛns, ingl am dəˈfɛns, ˈdiˌfɛns] SOST

1. defence (act of protecting):

defence

difesa f (against contro; from da; of di)

to come to sb's defence (help)

venire in aiuto di qn

to put up a spirited defence competitor, troops:

opporre una difesa coraggiosa

the cat uses its claws for defence

il gatto usa gli artigli per difendersi

he has begun his defence of his Wimbledon title

ha cominciato a difendere il titolo vinto a Wimbledon

they marched in defence of the right to strike

hanno manifestato in difesa del diritto di sciopero

in the defence of freedom

in difesa della libertà

to die in the defence of one's country

morire in difesa della patria, dare la vita per la patria

2. defence before sost MILIT:

defence adviser, chief, budget, industry

della difesa

defence expenditure, contract

per la difesa

defence electronics, policy, forces

di difesa

defence cuts

alla difesa

3. defence (means of protection):

defence

difesa f (against contro)

a line of defence

una linea di difesa

a means of defence

un mezzo di difesa

a means of defence PSIC, ZOOL

un meccanismo di difesa

a defence against anxiety, boredom

un modo per combattere

a defence against cheating

un modo per difendersi da

4. defence (support):

defence

difesa f

I have nothing to say in his defence

non ho niente da dire in sua difesa

she spoke in his defence

ha parlato in sua difesa

in my own defence I must say that …

in mia difesa devo dire che …

an article in defence of monetarism

un articolo in difesa del monetarismo

to come to sb's defence

prendere le difese di qn

5. defence DIR:

the defence (representatives of the accused)

la difesa

the defence (case, argument)

la tesi della difesa

the case for the defence

le tesi della difesa

to conduct one's own defence

difendersi (in giudizio)

the defence argued that …

la difesa sosteneva che …

her defence was that she was provoked

in sua difesa aveva detto di essere stata provocata

in her defence

in sua difesa, a sua discolpa

counsel for the defence

avvocato difensore

witness for the defence

testimone a discarico

to give evidence for the defence

fornire prove per la difesa

to give evidence for the defence before sost counsel, lawyer

difensore

to give evidence for the defence witness

a discarico

6. defence SPORT:

defence

difesa f

to play in defence

giocare in difesa

7. defence UNIV:

defence

discussione f (di tesi)

II.defences SOST npl

1. defences MILIT (fortifications, barriers):

defences

difese f

air defences

difesa aerea

2. defences:

defences BIOL, PSIC

difese f

the body's natural defences

le difese naturali del corpo

to break down sb's defences

fare crollare le difese di qn

Defence minister [dɪˈfensˌmɪnɪstə(r)] SOST (in GB)

Defence minister

sottosegretario m alla difesa

defense mechanism

defense mechanism → defence mechanism

Vedi anche: defence mechanism

defence mechanism [ingl am dəˈfɛns, diˈfɛns, ˈdiˌfɛns ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm] SOST ingl brit

defence mechanism (of body)

sistema m immunitario

defence mechanism PSIC

meccanismo m di difesa

Defense Secretary [dɪˈfensˌsekrətrɪ, -rəterɪ] SOST (in US)

Defense Secretary

ministro m della difesa

defense

defense → defence

Vedi anche: defence

I.defence, defense [ingl brit dɪˈfɛns, ingl am dəˈfɛns, ˈdiˌfɛns] SOST

1. defence (act of protecting):

defence

difesa f (against contro; from da; of di)

to come to sb's defence (help)

venire in aiuto di qn

to put up a spirited defence competitor, troops:

opporre una difesa coraggiosa

the cat uses its claws for defence

il gatto usa gli artigli per difendersi

he has begun his defence of his Wimbledon title

ha cominciato a difendere il titolo vinto a Wimbledon

they marched in defence of the right to strike

hanno manifestato in difesa del diritto di sciopero

in the defence of freedom

in difesa della libertà

to die in the defence of one's country

morire in difesa della patria, dare la vita per la patria

2. defence before sost MILIT:

defence adviser, chief, budget, industry

della difesa

defence expenditure, contract

per la difesa

defence electronics, policy, forces

di difesa

defence cuts

alla difesa

3. defence (means of protection):

defence

difesa f (against contro)

a line of defence

una linea di difesa

a means of defence

un mezzo di difesa

a means of defence PSIC, ZOOL

un meccanismo di difesa

a defence against anxiety, boredom

un modo per combattere

a defence against cheating

un modo per difendersi da

4. defence (support):

defence

difesa f

I have nothing to say in his defence

non ho niente da dire in sua difesa

she spoke in his defence

ha parlato in sua difesa

in my own defence I must say that …

in mia difesa devo dire che …

an article in defence of monetarism

un articolo in difesa del monetarismo

to come to sb's defence

prendere le difese di qn

5. defence DIR:

the defence (representatives of the accused)

la difesa

the defence (case, argument)

la tesi della difesa

the case for the defence

le tesi della difesa

to conduct one's own defence

difendersi (in giudizio)

the defence argued that …

la difesa sosteneva che …

her defence was that she was provoked

in sua difesa aveva detto di essere stata provocata

in her defence

in sua difesa, a sua discolpa

counsel for the defence

avvocato difensore

witness for the defence

testimone a discarico

to give evidence for the defence

fornire prove per la difesa

to give evidence for the defence before sost counsel, lawyer

difensore

to give evidence for the defence witness

a discarico

6. defence SPORT:

defence

difesa f

to play in defence

giocare in difesa

7. defence UNIV:

defence

discussione f (di tesi)

II.defences SOST npl

1. defences MILIT (fortifications, barriers):

defences

difese f

air defences

difesa aerea

2. defences:

defences BIOL, PSIC

difese f

the body's natural defences

le difese naturali del corpo

to break down sb's defences

fare crollare le difese di qn

anti-aircraft defence [ˌæntɪˈeəkrɑːftdɪˈfens, -kræft-] SOST

anti-aircraft defence

difesa f antiaerea

defence contractor SOST

defence contractor

fornitore m della difesa

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Traduzioni di Tiefen nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.defend [dɪ·ˈfend] VB vb trans

1. defend (protect):

defend

difendere

to defend oneself (from sb/sth)

difendersi (da qn/qc)

2. defend a. DIR:

defend

difendere

3. defend SPORT:

defend a title

difendere

II.defend [dɪ·ˈfend] VB vb intr

1. defend DIR:

who is defending in that case?

chi è l'avvocato difensore in quella causa?

2. defend SPORT (play defense):

defend

difendere

defense [dɪ·ˈfents] SOST

1. defense (against attack):

defense

difesa f

to rush to sb's defense

accorrere in difesa di qn

MED the body's defenses

le difese dell'organismo

2. defense DIR:

the defense

la difesa

counsel for the defense

avvocato m difensore

3. defense SPORT:

to play defense

giocare in difesa

self-defense SOST

1. self-defense (protection):

self-defense

autodifesa f

2. self-defense DIR:

self-defense

legittima difesa f

defense mechanism SOST PSIC

defense mechanism

meccanismo m di difesa

civil defense SOST

civil defense

protezione f civile

missile defense system SOST

missile defense system

sistema m missilistico di difesa