Significado de defend em inglês
defenddefend /dɪˈfend/ verb 
Ver todas as traduções1[intransitive, transitive] to do something in order to protect someone or something from being attackedfazer algo para proteger alguém ou algo de ser atacado: 
a struggle to defend our homelanduma luta para defender nossa pátriadefend something against/from something the need to defend democracy against fascisma necessidade de defender a democracia contra o fascismodefend yourself (against/from somebody/something) advice on how women can defend themselves from sex attackersconselhos sobre como as mulheres podem se defender de agressores sexuaisdefend against We need to defend against military aggression.Precisamos nos defender da agressão militar.2[transitive] to use arguments to protect something or someone from criticism, or to prove that something is rightusar argumentos para proteger algo ou alguém de críticas, ou para provar que algo é correto OPP attack: She was always defending her husband in front of their daughter.Ela sempre defendia o marido na frente da filha. Students should be ready to explain and defend their views.Os alunos devem estar prontos para explicar e defender suas opiniões.defend somebody against/from somebody/something He defended his wife against rumours and allegations.Ele defendeu sua esposa contra rumores e acusações.defend yourself (against/from something) Cooper wrote to the journal immediately, defending himself.Cooper escreveu imediatamente para o jornal, defendendo-se.RegisterRegistroIn everyday English, people usually say stand up for someone rather than defend someone:· She was the only person who stood up for me at the meeting.No inglês do dia a dia, as pessoas geralmente dizem stand up for someone em vez de defend someone:· Ela foi a única pessoa que me defendeu na reunião.3[transitive] to do something in order to stop something from being taken away or in order to make it possible for something to continuefazer algo para impedir que algo seja tirado ou para que algo possa continuar: the workers’ attempts to defend their interestsas tentativas dos trabalhadores de defender seus interesses We are defending the right to demonstrate.Estamos defendendo o direito de manifestar.4[intransitive, transitive] to protect your own team’s end of the field in a game such as football, in order to prevent your opponents from getting pointsproteger o lado do campo do seu time em um esporte como o futebol, para impedir que os adversários marquem pontos OPP attack: Bournemouth defended well throughout the game.O Bournemouth defendeu bem durante todo o jogo.5[transitive] to take part in a competition that you won the last time it was held, and try to win it againparticipar de uma competição que se venceu na última edição e tentar vencê-la novamente: The world champion was defending his title.O campeão mundial estava defendendo seu título. the defending championo campeão defensor do título He is defending a Labour majority of 5,000.Ele está defendendo uma maioria trabalhista de 5.000 votos.6[intransitive, transitive] to be a lawyer for someone who has been charged with a crimeatuar como advogado de defesa de alguém acusado de um crime OPP prosecute: He had top lawyers to defend him.Ele tinha advogados de primeira para defendê-lo. Howard, defending, said Thompson had been drinking heavily.Howard, atuando como advogado de defesa, disse que Thompson havia bebido muito.THESAURUSSINÔNIMOSdefend to say something to support an idea or person when other people are criticizing themdizer algo para apoiar uma ideia ou pessoa quando outras pessoas a estão criticando: · The mayor defended the action, saying that it was the best option.· O prefeito defendeu a ação, dizendo que era a melhor opção.stand up for somebody/something to strongly defend someone who is being criticized, or strongly defend your ideas or your rightsdefender com firmeza alguém que está sendo criticado, ou defender com firmeza suas ideias ou seus direitos: · My grandfather would always stand up for what was right.· Meu avô sempre defendia o que era certo.· I don't want him fighting, but I do want him to stand up for himself.· Não quero que ele brigue, mas quero que ele se defenda.stick up for somebody informalinformal to strongly defend someone who is being criticized, especially when no one else will defend themdefender com firmeza alguém que está sendo criticado, especialmente quando ninguém mais o defende: · The other kids tease her, but Sarah often sticks up for her.· As outras crianças a zoam, mas Sarah frequentemente a defende.come to somebody's defence British English (also come to somebody's defense American English) to say something to defend someone who is being criticizeddizer algo para defender alguém que está sendo criticado: · Aitken's colleagues quickly came to his defence.· Os colegas de Aitken rapidamente vieram em sua defesa.
Ver todas as traduções1[intransitive, transitive] to do something in order to protect someone or something from being attackedfazer algo para proteger alguém ou algo de ser atacado: a struggle to defend our homelanduma luta para defender nossa pátriadefend something against/from something the need to defend democracy against fascisma necessidade de defender a democracia contra o fascismodefend yourself (against/from somebody/something) advice on how women can defend themselves from sex attackersconselhos sobre como as mulheres podem se defender de agressores sexuaisdefend against We need to defend against military aggression.Precisamos nos defender da agressão militar.2[transitive] to use arguments to protect something or someone from criticism, or to prove that something is rightusar argumentos para proteger algo ou alguém de críticas, ou para provar que algo é correto OPP attack: She was always defending her husband in front of their daughter.Ela sempre defendia o marido na frente da filha. Students should be ready to explain and defend their views.Os alunos devem estar prontos para explicar e defender suas opiniões.defend somebody against/from somebody/something He defended his wife against rumours and allegations.Ele defendeu sua esposa contra rumores e acusações.defend yourself (against/from something) Cooper wrote to the journal immediately, defending himself.Cooper escreveu imediatamente para o jornal, defendendo-se.RegisterRegistroIn everyday English, people usually say stand up for someone rather than defend someone:· She was the only person who stood up for me at the meeting.No inglês do dia a dia, as pessoas geralmente dizem stand up for someone em vez de defend someone:· Ela foi a única pessoa que me defendeu na reunião.3[transitive] to do something in order to stop something from being taken away or in order to make it possible for something to continuefazer algo para impedir que algo seja tirado ou para que algo possa continuar: the workers’ attempts to defend their interestsas tentativas dos trabalhadores de defender seus interesses We are defending the right to demonstrate.Estamos defendendo o direito de manifestar.4[intransitive, transitive] to protect your own team’s end of the field in a game such as football, in order to prevent your opponents from getting pointsproteger o lado do campo do seu time em um esporte como o futebol, para impedir que os adversários marquem pontos OPP attack: Bournemouth defended well throughout the game.O Bournemouth defendeu bem durante todo o jogo.5[transitive] to take part in a competition that you won the last time it was held, and try to win it againparticipar de uma competição que se venceu na última edição e tentar vencê-la novamente: The world champion was defending his title.O campeão mundial estava defendendo seu título. the defending championo campeão defensor do título He is defending a Labour majority of 5,000.Ele está defendendo uma maioria trabalhista de 5.000 votos.6[intransitive, transitive] to be a lawyer for someone who has been charged with a crimeatuar como advogado de defesa de alguém acusado de um crime OPP prosecute: He had top lawyers to defend him.Ele tinha advogados de primeira para defendê-lo. Howard, defending, said Thompson had been drinking heavily.Howard, atuando como advogado de defesa, disse que Thompson havia bebido muito.THESAURUSSINÔNIMOSdefend to say something to support an idea or person when other people are criticizing themdizer algo para apoiar uma ideia ou pessoa quando outras pessoas a estão criticando: · The mayor defended the action, saying that it was the best option.· O prefeito defendeu a ação, dizendo que era a melhor opção.stand up for somebody/something to strongly defend someone who is being criticized, or strongly defend your ideas or your rightsdefender com firmeza alguém que está sendo criticado, ou defender com firmeza suas ideias ou seus direitos: · My grandfather would always stand up for what was right.· Meu avô sempre defendia o que era certo.· I don't want him fighting, but I do want him to stand up for himself.· Não quero que ele brigue, mas quero que ele se defenda.stick up for somebody informalinformal to strongly defend someone who is being criticized, especially when no one else will defend themdefender com firmeza alguém que está sendo criticado, especialmente quando ninguém mais o defende: · The other kids tease her, but Sarah often sticks up for her.· As outras crianças a zoam, mas Sarah frequentemente a defende.come to somebody's defence British English (also come to somebody's defense American English) to say something to defend someone who is being criticizeddizer algo para defender alguém que está sendo criticado: · Aitken's colleagues quickly came to his defence.· Os colegas de Aitken rapidamente vieram em sua defesa.