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1 backbone
1) (the spine: the backbone of a fish.) colonne vertébrale, épine dorsale2) (the chief support: The older employees are the backbone of the industry.) pivot -
2 marshal
marshal ['mɑ:ʃəl] ( British pt & pp marshalled, cont marshalling, American pt & pp marshaled, cont marshaling)1 noun(b) (at public event) membre m du service d'ordre; (in law court) huissier m; (at race-track) commissaire m(c) American (police chief) commissaire m de police; (fire chief) capitaine m des pompiers; (district police officer) commissaire m∎ the troops were marshalled into the square on rassembla les troupes sur la place;∎ she marshalled the children out of the room elle dirigea les enfants vers la porte(b) (organize → arguments, thoughts) rassembler;∎ he's trying to marshal support for his project il essaie d'obtenir du soutien pour son projet►► British Military marshal of the Royal Air Force ≃ chef m d'état-major de l'armée de l'air, French Canadian ≃ maréchal m de l'ARC -
3 defence
A n1 ( act of protecting) défense f (against contre ; from, of de) ; to come to sb's defence lit ( help) venir à l'aide de qn ; fig ( support) prendre la défense de qn ; to put up a spirited defence [competitor, troops] se défendre vaillamment ; the cat uses its claws for defence le chat utilise ses griffes pour se défendre ; he has begun his defence of his Wimbledon title il a commencé à défendre son titre de Wimbledon ; they marched in defence of the right to strike ils ont manifesté pour défendre leur droit de grève ; in the defence of freedom pour défendre la liberté ; to die in the defence of one's country donner sa vie pour sa patrie ;2 ( means of protection) défense f (against contre) ; a line of defence une ligne de défense ; a means of defence gen un moyen de défense ; Psych, Zool un mécanisme de défense ; a defence against un moyen de lutter contre [anxiety, boredom, cheating] ;3 ( support) défense f ; I have nothing to say in his defence je n'ai rien à dire pour sa défense ; she spoke in his defence elle a parlé en sa défense ; in my own defence I must say that je dois dire pour ma propre défense que ; an article in defenceof monetarism un article défendant or faisant l'apologie du monétarisme ; to come to sb's defence prendre la défense de qn ;4 Jur the defence ( representatives of the accused) la défense f ; (case, argument) la défense f ; the case for the defence la défense ; to conduct one's own defence assurer sa propre défense ; the defence argued that la défense a argumenté que ; her defence was that she was provoked pour sa défense elle a dit qu'elle avait été provoquée ; in her defence à sa décharge ; counsel for the defence avocat de la défense ; witness for the defence témoin à décharge ; to give evidence for the defence témoigner or déposer pour la défense ;6 Univ soutenance f (de thèse).2 Biol, Psych défenses fpl ; the body's natural defences les défenses naturelles du corps ; to break down sb's defences faire tomber les défenses de qn.C modif1 Mil [adviser, chief, budget, expenditure, industry] de la défense ; [contract] pour la défense ; [electronics, policy, forces] de défense ; [cuts] dans la défense ;
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