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1 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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2 spending
tr['spendɪŋ]1 gasto, gastos nombre masculino plural■ they are threatening big cuts in government spending amenazan con grandes recortes en el gasto público\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLpublic spending gasto públicospending cuts recortes nombre masculino plural en el presupuestospending money dinero de bolsillospending power poder nombre masculino adquisitivoadj.• expendedor adj.n.• gasto s.m.'spendɪŋmass noun gastos mpl['spendɪŋ]spending ON something: spending on defense los gastos de defensa; (before n) spending cut recorte m presupuestario; spending power — poder m adquisitivo or de compra
1.the latest figures for consumer spending — las últimas cifras correspondientes a los gastos del consumidor
to reduce government or public spending — reducir el gasto público
military/defence spending — gastos mpl militares/de defensa
they pledged to increase spending on education — prometieron incrementar el presupuesto de educación
2.CPDspending cuts NPL — recortes mpl presupuestarios
spending limit N — límite m de gastos
spending money N — (for holiday) dinero m para gastar; (=allowance) dinero m para gastos (personales)
spending power N — poder m de compra, poder m adquisitivo
spending spree N — derroche m de dinero
* * *['spendɪŋ]mass noun gastos mplspending ON something: spending on defense los gastos de defensa; (before n) spending cut recorte m presupuestario; spending power — poder m adquisitivo or de compra
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