Traduzioni di defences nel dizionario inglese»italiano

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

sea defences, sea defenses [ˈsiːdɪˌfensɪs] SOST npl

sea defences

dighe f

zone defence [ˈzəʊndɪˌfens] SOST SPORT

zone defence

difesa f a zona

forward defence [ˌfɔːwəddɪˈfens] SOST MILIT

forward defence

difesa f avanzata

defence contractor SOST

defence contractor

fornitore m della difesa

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

self-defence, self-defense [ingl brit sɛlfdɪˈfɛns, ingl am ˈˌsɛlf dəˈfɛns, ˈˌsɛlf diˈfɛns] SOST

self-defence

autodifesa f

self-defence DIR

legittima difesa f

to learn self-defence

imparare l'autodifesa

to shoot sb in self-defence

sparare a qn per legittima difesa

can I say in self-defence that…

posso dire in mia difesa che…

can I say in self-defence that… before sost class, course, instructor

di autodifesa

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

anti-aircraft defence

difesa f antiaerea

civil defence, civil defense [ingl brit, ingl am ˌsɪv(ə)l dəˈfɛns] SOST

1. civil defence (in wartime):

civil defence

difesa f civile

civil defence before sost authority, measures

di difesa civile

civil defence grant

per la difesa civile

2. civil defence (in peace):

civil defence ingl am

protezione f civile

civil defence before sost authority, measures

di protezione civile

civil defence grant

per la protezione civile

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