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1 defection
- ʃənnoun ((an act of) desertion.) desercióntr[dɪ'fekʃən]1 (from party, team) deserción nombre femenino, defección nombre femenino; (from country) fuga, huidadefection [di'fɛkʃən] n: deserción f, defección fn.• defección s.f.dɪ'fekʃənmass & count noun deserción f; ( Pol) defección f[dɪ'fekʃǝn]N (Pol) (to different country) deserción f ; (to different party) cambio m de filas, defección f frm* * *[dɪ'fekʃən]mass & count noun deserción f; ( Pol) defección f -
2 defection
s.deserción ; cambio de partido (to another party) -
3 defect
1. 'di:fekt noun(a fault or flaw: It was a basic defect in her character; a defect in the china.) defecto
2. di'fekt verb(to leave a country, political party etc to go and join another; to desert: He defected to the West.) desertar- defective
defect n defecto1 (party, team) desertar, pasarse al bando contrario; (country) huirdefect [di'fɛkt] vi: desertardefect ['di:.fɛkt, di'fɛkt] n: defecto mn.• achaque s.m.• defecto s.m.• deficencia s.f.• falla s.f.• imperfección s.f.• tacha s.f.• vicio s.m.v.• aguerrir v.• embaír v.• podrir v.• soler v.
I 'diːfektnoun defecto ma speech/birth defect — un defecto en el habla/de nacimiento
II dɪ'fektintransitive verb ( Pol) desertar*, defeccionar (period)1.N ['diːfekt](gen) defecto m ; (mental) deficiencia fspeech 2.moral defect — defecto m moral
2.VI [dɪ'fekt](Pol) desertar ( from de) (to a)he defected to the USA — desertó de su país para irse a los EE.UU.
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I ['diːfekt]noun defecto ma speech/birth defect — un defecto en el habla/de nacimiento
II [dɪ'fekt]intransitive verb ( Pol) desertar*, defeccionar (period)
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défection — [ defɛksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1680; « éclipse » XIIIe; lat. defectio, de deficere → défectif 1 ♦ Abandon (par qqn) d une cause, d un parti. ⇒ désertion. Défection générale, massive. On signale la défection de nombreux militants. Faire défection :… … Encyclopédie Universelle
defection — defection, desertion, apostasy mean an abandonment that involves the breaking of a moral or legal bond or tie and that is highly culpable from the point of view of the person, cause, or party abandoned. Defection emphasizes both the fact of one s … New Dictionary of Synonyms
défection — DÉFECTION. s. f. Abandonnement d un parti auquel on est lié. Il se dit De sujets qui abandonnent leur Prince, de troupes qui abandonnent leur Général, d alliés qui abandonnent leurs alliés. Apres la défection de ces troupes, il ne fut plus en… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
Defection — De*fec tion, n. [L. defectio: cf. F. d[ e]fection. See {Defect}.] Act of abandoning a person or cause to which one is bound by allegiance or duty, or to which one has attached himself; desertion; failure in duty; a falling away; apostasy;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
defection — Defection. s. f. Revolte, rebellion, soustraction de l obeïssance deuë. Il ne se dit guere qu en parlant des Troupes lorsqu elles se mutinent & abandonnent le service. Aprés la defection de ses troupes, il ne fut plus en estat de disputer l… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Defection — Defection, lat., Abfall; Schwäche … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
defection — index abandonment (desertion), abjuration, absence (nonattendance), bad faith, dereliction, desertion … Law dictionary
defection — 1540s, action of failing; 1550s, action of deserting a party, leader, etc. from L. defectionem (nom. defectio) desertion, revolt, failure, noun of action from pp. stem of deficere (see DEFICIENT (Cf. deficient)). Originally used often of faith … Etymology dictionary
defection — [n] abandonment alienation, apostasy, backsliding, deficiency, dereliction, desertion, disaffection, disloyalty, disownment, divorce, estrangement, failing, failure, faithlessness, forsaking, lack, parting, rebellion, recreancy, rejection,… … New thesaurus
defection — [dē fek′shən, difek′shən] n. [L defectio < defectus: see DEFECT] 1. abandonment of loyalty, duty, or principle; desertion 2. the act of defecting from one s country 3. a failing or failure … English World dictionary
Defection — Defector redirects here. For other uses, see Defector (disambiguation). In politics, a defector is a person who gives up allegiance to one state or political entity in exchange for allegiance to another. More broadly, it involves abandoning a… … Wikipedia