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1 defend
[di'fend]1) (to guard or protect against attack: The soldiers defended the castle; I am prepared to defend my opinions.) braniti2) (to conduct the defence of (a person) in a law-court.) braniti•- defender
- defensive* * *[difénd]transitive verbto defend o.s. — braniti seGod defend! — bog obvaruj! -
2 defendant
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3 defender
noun (a person who defends (someone or something): the defenders of the castle.) branilec* * *[diféndə]nounbranilec, -lka
См. также в других словарях:
defend — [dē fend′, difend′] vt. [ME defenden < OFr defendre < L defendere, to ward off, repel < de , away, from + fendere, to strike < IE base * gwhen , to strike > Gr theinein, to kill, strike, OE guth, combat] 1. a) to guard from attack; … English World dictionary
