Significado de defence en inglés
defencedefence British English, defense American English /dɪˈfens/ noun 
Ver todas las traducciones1protection a)[uncountable] the act of protecting something or someone from attackacto de proteger algo o a alguien de un ataquedefence of
In Britain, the defence of the country has historically been left to the navy.En Gran Bretaña, la defensa del país ha quedado históricamente a cargo de la armada. a firm commitment to the defense of human rightsun firme compromiso con la defensa de los derechos humanos The first line of defence is a smoke detector.La primera línea de defensa es un detector de humo. b)[countable] something that can be used to protect something or someone from attackalgo que puede usarse para proteger algo o a alguien de un ataque: The area’s flood defences need repair.Las defensas contra inundaciones de la zona necesitan reparación.defence against The immune system is the body’s defence against infection.El sistema inmunitario es la defensa del cuerpo contra las infecciones. → self-defence2military a)[uncountable] all the systems, people, materials etc that a country uses to protect itself from attacktodos los sistemas, personas, materiales, etc. que un país utiliza para protegerse de ataques: calls for a national debate on defencellamados a un debate nacional sobre la defensa the Defense Departmentel Departamento de Defensa b)defences British English, defenses American English [plural] all the armies, weapons, structures etc that are available to defend a placetodos los ejércitos, armas, estructuras, etc. disponibles para defender un lugar: The invading army easily overcame the town’s defences.El ejército invasor superó fácilmente las defensas de la ciudad.3against criticism [countable, uncountable] something that you say or do in order to support someone or something that is being criticizedalgo que se dice o hace para apoyar a alguien o algo que está siendo criticadoin somebody’s/something’s defence Jean wrote a letter to the paper in Angela’s defense.Jean escribió una carta al periódico en defensa de Angela.defence of a philosophical defence of nationalismuna defensa filosófica del nacionalismocome/leap to somebody’s defence Evelyn Waugh came to Wilson’s defence and acknowledged the brilliance of the book’s themes.Evelyn Waugh salió en defensa de Wilson y reconoció el brillo de los temas del libro.4in a law court a)[countable] the things that are said in a court of law to prove that someone is not guilty of a crimelas alegaciones presentadas ante un tribunal para demostrar que alguien no es culpable de un delito: Major has a good defence and believes he will win the case.Major tiene una buena defensa y cree que ganará el caso. a defence lawyerun abogado defensor b)the defence all the lawyers who try to prove in a court of law that someone is not guilty of a crimetodos los abogados que intentan demostrar ante un tribunal que alguien no es culpable de un delito: The defense called only one witness.La defensa llamó a un solo testigo. → prosecution(2)5emotions [countable] something you do or a way of behaving that prevents you from seeming weak or being hurt by othersalgo que haces o una forma de comportarte que evita que parezcas débil o que otros te hagan daño: Liz dropped her defences and began to relax.Liz bajó la guardia y empezó a relajarse.6sport [countable] the players on a sports team whose main job is to try to prevent the other team from getting pointslos jugadores de un equipo deportivo cuya principal función es impedir que el equipo contrario anote puntosCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 2— Acepción 2defence + NOUNdefence + SUSTANTIVOa defence force (=group of soldiers, pilots etc trained to defend a country)· The country's defence forces are on standby in case of an attack.· Las fuerzas de defensa del país están en alerta en caso de ataque.a defence system (=a system of people, organizations etc to defend a country)· Is the national defence system adequate?· ¿Es adecuado el sistema de defensa nacional?a defence policy· Ministers in Brussels have been discussing a possible European defence policy.· Los ministros en Bruselas han estado debatiendo una posible política de defensa europea.defence spending/expenditure· There were plans to cut defence spending by one billion pounds.· Había planes de recortar el gasto en defensa en mil millones de libras.the defence budget (=amount of money a government makes available for defence)· They have called for the defence budget to be increased.· Han pedido que se aumente el presupuesto de defensa.the Defence Department (=part of the government dealing with defence)· This is secret information, known only to the Defence Department.· Esta es información secreta, conocida solo por el Departamento de Defensa.the Defence Secretary (=person in a government in charge of defence)· The Defence Secretary is under pressure to resign.· El Secretario de Defensa está bajo presión para dimitir.
Ver todas las traducciones1protection a)[uncountable] the act of protecting something or someone from attackacto de proteger algo o a alguien de un ataquedefence of In Britain, the defence of the country has historically been left to the navy.En Gran Bretaña, la defensa del país ha quedado históricamente a cargo de la armada. a firm commitment to the defense of human rightsun firme compromiso con la defensa de los derechos humanos The first line of defence is a smoke detector.La primera línea de defensa es un detector de humo. b)[countable] something that can be used to protect something or someone from attackalgo que puede usarse para proteger algo o a alguien de un ataque: The area’s flood defences need repair.Las defensas contra inundaciones de la zona necesitan reparación.defence against The immune system is the body’s defence against infection.El sistema inmunitario es la defensa del cuerpo contra las infecciones. → self-defence2military a)[uncountable] all the systems, people, materials etc that a country uses to protect itself from attacktodos los sistemas, personas, materiales, etc. que un país utiliza para protegerse de ataques: calls for a national debate on defencellamados a un debate nacional sobre la defensa the Defense Departmentel Departamento de Defensa b)defences British English, defenses American English [plural] all the armies, weapons, structures etc that are available to defend a placetodos los ejércitos, armas, estructuras, etc. disponibles para defender un lugar: The invading army easily overcame the town’s defences.El ejército invasor superó fácilmente las defensas de la ciudad.3against criticism [countable, uncountable] something that you say or do in order to support someone or something that is being criticizedalgo que se dice o hace para apoyar a alguien o algo que está siendo criticadoin somebody’s/something’s defence Jean wrote a letter to the paper in Angela’s defense.Jean escribió una carta al periódico en defensa de Angela.defence of a philosophical defence of nationalismuna defensa filosófica del nacionalismocome/leap to somebody’s defence Evelyn Waugh came to Wilson’s defence and acknowledged the brilliance of the book’s themes.Evelyn Waugh salió en defensa de Wilson y reconoció el brillo de los temas del libro.4in a law court a)[countable] the things that are said in a court of law to prove that someone is not guilty of a crimelas alegaciones presentadas ante un tribunal para demostrar que alguien no es culpable de un delito: Major has a good defence and believes he will win the case.Major tiene una buena defensa y cree que ganará el caso. a defence lawyerun abogado defensor b)the defence all the lawyers who try to prove in a court of law that someone is not guilty of a crimetodos los abogados que intentan demostrar ante un tribunal que alguien no es culpable de un delito: The defense called only one witness.La defensa llamó a un solo testigo. → prosecution(2)5emotions [countable] something you do or a way of behaving that prevents you from seeming weak or being hurt by othersalgo que haces o una forma de comportarte que evita que parezcas débil o que otros te hagan daño: Liz dropped her defences and began to relax.Liz bajó la guardia y empezó a relajarse.6sport [countable] the players on a sports team whose main job is to try to prevent the other team from getting pointslos jugadores de un equipo deportivo cuya principal función es impedir que el equipo contrario anote puntosCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 2— Acepción 2defence + NOUNdefence + SUSTANTIVOa defence force (=group of soldiers, pilots etc trained to defend a country)· The country's defence forces are on standby in case of an attack.· Las fuerzas de defensa del país están en alerta en caso de ataque.a defence system (=a system of people, organizations etc to defend a country)· Is the national defence system adequate?· ¿Es adecuado el sistema de defensa nacional?a defence policy· Ministers in Brussels have been discussing a possible European defence policy.· Los ministros en Bruselas han estado debatiendo una posible política de defensa europea.defence spending/expenditure· There were plans to cut defence spending by one billion pounds.· Había planes de recortar el gasto en defensa en mil millones de libras.the defence budget (=amount of money a government makes available for defence)· They have called for the defence budget to be increased.· Han pedido que se aumente el presupuesto de defensa.the Defence Department (=part of the government dealing with defence)· This is secret information, known only to the Defence Department.· Esta es información secreta, conocida solo por el Departamento de Defensa.the Defence Secretary (=person in a government in charge of defence)· The Defence Secretary is under pressure to resign.· El Secretario de Defensa está bajo presión para dimitir.