defendió in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for defendió in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.defender VB trans

1. defender (proteger):

defender guarnición/nación

to defend

defender guarnición/nación

to protect

defender persona

to defend

siempre defiende a su hermana

he always defends o protects o stands up for his sister

defender a alg. de algo/alg.

to defend sb against sth/sb

la defendió de las acusaciones/de sus atacantes

he defended her against the accusations/against her attackers

2. defender:

defender intereses

to protect

defender intereses

to defend

defender derechos

to defend

defender título

to defend

3. defender LAW:

defender caso

to defend

defender acusado/cliente

to defend

4. defender:

defender idea/teoría/opinión

to defend

defender idea/teoría/opinión

to uphold

defender causa/ideal

to champion

defender causa/ideal

to defend

defender la tesis

≈ to defend one's dissertation (in US)

defender la tesis

≈ to have a viva on one's thesis (in UK)

II.defenderse VB vpr

1. defenderse refl (contra una agresión):

defenderse

to defend oneself

defenderse

to protect oneself

defenderse LAW

to defend oneself

defenderse de algo/alg.

to defend oneself against sth/sb

2. defenderse inf (arreglárselas):

defenderse

to get by inf

me defiendo bastante bien en francés

I can get by quite well in French

¿sabes jugar al tenis? — bueno, me defiendo

can you play tennis? — well, I'm not too bad inf

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defendió su postura con vehemencia

he vehemently defended his position

defendió su postura con apasionamiento

he defended his position passionately

defendió su postura con apasionamiento

he made a passionate defense of his position

defendió con bravura a su hermano pequeño

he defended his little brother bravely

defendió calurosamente esta tesis

she defended this idea passionately o fervently o ardently

enconadamente defender

passionately

enconadamente defender

fiercely

Translations for defendió in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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espouse

defender

stand up for

defender

I can stand up for myself

me puedo defender solo

you've got to stand up for your rights

tienes que defender or hacer valer tus derechos

stick up for person

defender

stick up for principle/idea

defender

she spoke out for the strikers

defendió a los huelguistas

defendió in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for defendió in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.defender VB trans e → ie

1. defender (ideas, contra ataques) tb. LAW:

defender

to defend

2. defender (proteger):

defender

to protect

II.defender VB refl defenderse

1. defender (contra ataques):

defenderse

to defend oneself

2. defender (arreglárselas):

defenderse

to get by

¿hablas francés? — me defiendo

do you speak French? — I can get by

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el padre defendió el honor de su familia a ultranza

the father defended the honour of his family with his life

defender a capa y espada

to defend with all one's might

Translations for defendió in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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stick up for

defender

to uphold the law

defender la ley

to uphold the principle that ...

defender el principio de que...

defend

defender

defend

defender

defend a title

defender

to plead sb's case

defender el caso de alguien

to plead sb's cause

defender la causa de alguien

champion

defender

to keep goal

defender la portería

to commit soldiers to the defence of a region

enviar soldados a defender una región

defendió Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

el padre defendió el honor de su familia a ultranza

the father defended the honour of his family with his life

defender a capa y espada

to defend with all one's might

enviar soldados a defender una región

to commit soldiers to the defence of a region