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1 defence
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2 defence
di'fens1) (the act or action of defending against attack: the defence of Rome; He spoke in defence of the plans.) defensa2) (the method or equipment used to guard or protect: The walls will act as a defence against flooding.) defensa3) (a person's answer to an accusation especially in a law-court: What is your defence?) defensa•- the defence
defence n defensatr[dɪ'fens]2 SMALLLAW/SMALL defensa■ counsel for the defence abogado,-a defensor,-ra3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL defensa\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto come to somebody's defence salir en defensa de alguiendefence lawyer abogado,-a defensor,-radefence mechanism mecanismo de defensaMinistry of Defence Ministerio de Defensan.• defensa (MIL, JUR) s.f.n.• amparo s.m.• apología s.f.(US) [dɪ'fens]1.N (all senses) defensa f•
the case for the defence — el argumento de la defensa•
in his defence — en su defensawhat have you to say in your own defence? — ¿qué tiene usted que decir or alegar en defensa propia?
2.CPD [policy, strategy, costs] de defensadefence counsel N — abogado(-a) m / f defensor(a)
defence forces NPL — fuerzas fpl defensivas
defence mechanism N — mecanismo m de defensa
defence spending N — gastos mpl de defensa
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3 defence
s.1 defensa, la acción y afecto de defender, protección (protection); sostén, apoyo.2 defensa, vindicación, justificación, apología.3 resistencia, resguardo con que se evita o repele algún riesgo; cualquier cosa que defiende.4 defensa, la respuesta del demandado. (judicial)5 (militar) defensión.6 resistencia ante una enfermedad. -
4 defence lawyer
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5 defence mechanism
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6 defence communication system
n (BrE)TELECOM sistema de comunicación de defensa mEnglish-Spanish technical dictionary > defence communication system
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7 defence in depth criterion
nNUCL criterio de defensa a ultranza mEnglish-Spanish technical dictionary > defence in depth criterion
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8 defence mechanism
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10 self-defence
selfdi'fens(defence of one's own body, property etc against attack: He killed his attacker in self-defence.) autodefensa, defensa propiatr[selfdɪ'fens]1 defensa personal, autodefensa\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto act in self-defence actuar en defensa propian.• defensa propia s.f.(US) [ˌselfdɪ'fens]1.N autodefensa f, defensa f propia2.CPDself-defence classes NPL — clases fpl de defensa personal
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11 Ministry of Defence
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12 civil defence
noun ((American civil defense) the organization responsible for protection of civilians from enemy bombing etc and for rescue operations after such attacks.) protección civildefensa civil -
13 counsel for the defence
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14 the case for the defence
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15 to act in self-defence
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16 to come to somebody's defence
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17 self defence
self defence n defensa propia -
18 the defence
(the case on behalf of a person who is accused in a law court: the counsel for the defence.) la defensa -
19 air defence
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20 self-defence
adv.in self-defence -> en defensa propia.s.autodefensa, defensa propia, legítima defensa.
См. также в других словарях:
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Defence — De*fence (d[ e]*f[e^]ns ), n. & v. t. See {Defense}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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defence — [dē fens′, difens′] n. Brit. sp. of DEFENSE … English World dictionary
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