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1. nouna. défense fc. (in court) défense fd. [of argument, decision, action, belief] justification f2. adjective[policy] de défense ; [minister] de la défense ; [industry, manufacturer] travaillant pour la défense nationale ; [contract] destiné à la défense nationale* * *1.GB, defense US [dɪ'fens] noun1) ( act of protecting) défense f2) ( means of protection) défense f ( against contre)a defence against — un moyen de lutter contre [anxiety, boredom]
3) ( support) défense fin my own defence I must say that... — je dois dire pour ma propre défense que...
4) Lawthe defence — (representatives of the accused, case, argument) la défense
5) Sport défense f6) University soutenance f (de thèse)2.defences plural noun gen, Military défenses fpl3.noun modifier -
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fence [fens]1. nounclôture f3. compounds[+ land] clôturer* * *[fens] 1.1) ( barrier) clôture f2) ( in showjumping) obstacle m; ( in horseracing) haie f3) (colloq) ( receiver of stolen goods) receleur/-euse m/f2.transitive verb1) ( enclose) clôturer [area, garden]2) (colloq) ( sell stolen goods) fourguer (sl) [stolen goods]3.1) Sport faire de l'escrime2) ( be evasive) se dérober•Phrasal Verbs:- fence in••to mend fences — se raccommoder ( with avec)
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a. ( = crime) délit m• it is an offence to... il est illégal de...b. ( = insult) to cause offence to sb offenser qnc. ( = military attack) attaque f* * *GB, offense US [ə'fens] noun1) Law infraction f2) ( insult) offense fto cause ou give offence to somebody — offenser quelqu'un
no offence intended, but... — je ne voudrais pas te vexer, mais...
4) Military offensive f5) US Sportthe offence — les attaquants mpl
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offensive [əˈfensɪv]1. adjectivea. ( = shocking) choquantb. ( = attacking) [action, tactics] offensif2. noun3. compounds* * *[ə'fensɪv] 1. 2.1) ( insulting) [remark] injurieux/-ieuse (to pour); [behaviour] insultant2) ( vulgar) [language] grossier/-ière; [behaviour, gesture] choquant3) ( revolting) [smell] repoussant; [behaviour, idea] répugnant4) Military, Sport, [action, play] offensif/-ive -
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I 1. [fens] noun(a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) clôture2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) clôturer- fencingII [fens] verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) faire de l'escrime2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) se dérober•- fencing -
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1.GB, self-defense US [ˌselfdɪ'fens] noun gen autodéfense f; Law légitime défense f2. -
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[di'fens]1) (the act or action of defending against attack: the defence of Rome; He spoke in defence of the plans.) défense2) (the method or equipment used to guard or protect: The walls will act as a defence against flooding.) défense3) (a person's answer to an accusation especially in a law-court: What is your defence?) défense•- the defence -
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[selfdi'fens](defence of one's own body, property etc against attack: He killed his attacker in self-defence.) légitime défense -
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