defend

defend
1. transitive verb
1) (protect) schützen (from vor + Dat.); (by fighting) verteidigen
2) (uphold by argument, speak or write in favour of) verteidigen; verteidigen, rechtfertigen [Politik, Handeln]
3) (Sport, Law) verteidigen
2. intransitive verb
(Sport) verteidigen
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[di'fend]
verb
1) (to guard or protect against attack: The soldiers defended the castle; I am prepared to defend my opinions.) verteidigen
2) (to conduct the defence of (a person) in a law-court.) verteidigen
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de·fend
[dɪˈfend]
I. vt
1. (protect)
▪ to \defend oneself/sth [against sb/sth] sich akk /etw [gegen jdn/etw] verteidigen; (fight off)
▪ to \defend oneself against sth sich akk gegen etw akk wehren
to \defend a currency eine Währung stützen
to \defend one's point of view auf seinem Standpunkt beharren
2. (support)
▪ to \defend sb/sth jdn/etw unterstützen
to \defend a policy eine politische Linie verteidigen
3. LAW
▪ to \defend sb jdn verteidigen
to \defend an action sich akk auf eine Klage einlassen, einen Prozess in der Verteidigungsposition führen
to \defend a lawsuit einen Prozess als Beklagte f/Beklagter m führen
4. SPORT
to \defend one's title seinen Titel verteidigen
II. vi SPORT verteidigen
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[dɪ'fend]
vt
verteidigen (ALSO JUR) (against gegen)

to defend oneself — sich verteidigen

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defend [dıˈfend] v/t
1. (from, against) verteidigen (gegen), schützen (vor dat, gegen)
2. eine Meinung etc verteidigen, rechtfertigen
3. Interessen schützen, wahren
4. JUR
a) jemanden verteidigen
b) sich auf eine Klage einlassen:
defend the suit (oder claim) den Klageanspruch bestreiten
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1. transitive verb
1) (protect) schützen (from vor + Dat.); (by fighting) verteidigen
2) (uphold by argument, speak or write in favour of) verteidigen; verteidigen, rechtfertigen [Politik, Handeln]
3) (Sport, Law) verteidigen
2. intransitive verb
(Sport) verteidigen
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(against) v.
sich wehren (gegen) v.

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