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defender

/defenˈdeɾ/, [d̪e.fẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]

defend

Verb defender (first-person singular present defiendo, first-person singular preterite defendí, past participle defendido)

  1. to defend, to protect, to hold down (contra (“against”), de (“from”))
  2. to stand up for, to stick up for
  3. to uphold
    defender la ley
    to uphold the law
  4. to prohibit
  5. to claim
  6. (reflexive) to fight back
  7. (reflexive) to defend oneself, to protect oneself
  8. (reflexive) to stand up for oneself, to stick up for oneself
  9. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to fend off (+ de)
  10. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to get by

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Nosotros vamos a defender nuestro país.

    We are going to defend our country.

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  • Es un fuerte construido para defender la ciudad de la invasión.

    It's a fort built to defend the town from invasion.

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  • Tenemos que defender nuestro país cueste lo que cueste.

    We have to defend our country at any expense.

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  • Debemos defender nuestra libertad cueste lo que cueste.

    We must defend our freedom at all cost.

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  • Tenemos que defender nuestro país a toda costa.

    We have to defend our country at any expense.

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  • Hombres y mujeres jóvenes lucharon para defender a su país.

    Young men and women fought to defend their country.

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  • Tienes un minuto para defender tu punto de vista.

    You have one minute to defend your point of view.

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  • Como oficial público usted ha hecho un juramento de sostener y defender la constitución.

    As a public official you have sworn an oath to uphold and defend the constitution.

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  • Los nativos tienen que defender su tierra de los invasores.

    The natives have to defend their land against invaders.

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  • Los ciudadanos inmediatamente prepararon todo para defender la ciudad.

    The citizens immediately prepared everything to defend the city.

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