English to French Meaning of defense - la défense


Defense :
la défense

la défense, plaidoyer, clôture, enregistrer, économie, sauvegarde, garde, entretien, défensive, nom, réluctance

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Definitions of defense in English
Noun(1) (military(2) protection from harm(3) (sports(4) the justification for some act or belief(5) (psychiatry(6) the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947(7) the defendant and his legal advisors collectively(8) the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions(9) an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack(10) a structure used to defend against attack(11) a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him(12) the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
Examples of defense in English
(1) Indymedia has established a solidarity statement in defense of its freedom to publish.(2) Those who formulate defense policy and military strategy must learn to see beyond the immediate and the obvious.(3) Most American defense planners naturally consider military predominance to be a major strength.(4) For 90 minutes, we hear a string of witnesses for the prosecution and defense , circumstantial evidence versus a plea of psychosis.(5) But as the disease spread out of control, authorities switched to vaccinations as the main form of defense , he added.(6) He is the most consistent player on defense , and the team can't afford to lose him.(7) The White Sox usually rank near the bottom of the league in team defense but have reversed that trend.(8) A lot of players won't play defense [if they're not scoring].(9) The appropriate metaphor is no longer that of traditional military defense or even police protection.(10) Others suggested that he was at fault for trying to present an alibi defense .(11) Your main defense against them is billions of acidophilus bacteria, your ÔÇÿgoodÔÇÖ intestinal flora.(12) The point is not to favor one ÔÇÿsideÔÇÖ or the other, prosecution or defense , but to get to the truth.(13) defense policy(14) they relied on missiles for the country's defense(15) his first title defense against Jones(16) But military defense that protected only one state, or a small group of states, still is a public good.
Related Phrases of defense
(1) self-defense ::
auto défense
(2) defense attorney ::
avocat de la défense
(3) defense mechanism ::
mécanisme de défense
(4) civil defense ::
défense civile
(5) defense lawyer ::
Avocat de la défense
(6) national defense ::
défense nationale
(7) air defense ::
défense aérienne
(8) defense in depth ::
défense en profondeur
(9) secretary of defense ::
secrétaire de la Défence
(10) defense budget ::
budget de la défense
Synonyms
Noun
1. protection ::
protection
2. barricade ::
barricade
3. vindication ::
justification
5. refutation ::
réfutation
6. department of defense ::
département de la Défense
7. denial ::
le déni
8. defence mechanism ::
Mécanisme de défense
9. defensive measure ::
mesure défensive
Different Forms
defense, defensed, defenseless, defenses, defensing
Word Example from TV Shows
He took charge of the Wall's defense.
He killed the Magnar of the Thenns.

He took charge of the Wall's DEFENSE. He killed the Magnar of the Thenns.

Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 2

Uh, well, in my defense, I tell everybody.

Uh, well, in my DEFENSE, I tell everybody.

The Big Bang Theory Season 8, Episode 4

I got a buddy over at
the Department of Defense.

I got a buddy over at the Department of Defense.

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 13

No defense lawyer has been provided.

No DEFENSE lawyer has been provided.

Money Heist Season 3, Episode 2

It took less than an hour to take over\Nthe defense staff's telecommunications.

It took less than an hour to take over
the DEFENSE staff's telecommunications.

Money Heist Season 3, Episode 2

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