defence

defence
defence GB, defense US
A n
1 (act of protecting) défense f (against contre ; from, of de) ; to come to sb's defence lit (help) venir à l'aide de qn ; fig (support) prendre la défense de qn ; to put up a spirited defence [competitor, troops] se défendre vaillamment ; the cat uses its claws for defence le chat utilise ses griffes pour se défendre ; he has begun his defence of his Wimbledon title il a commencé à défendre son titre de Wimbledon ; they marched in defence of the right to strike ils ont manifesté pour défendre leur droit de grève ; in the defence of freedom pour défendre la liberté ; to die in the defence of one's country donner sa vie pour sa patrie ;
2 (means of protection) défense f (against contre) ; a line of defence une ligne de défense ; a means of defence gen un moyen de défense ; Psych, Zool un mécanisme de défense ; a defence against un moyen de lutter contre [anxiety, boredom, cheating] ;
3 (support) défense f ; I have nothing to say in his defence je n'ai rien à dire pour sa défense ; she spoke in his defence elle a parlé en sa défense ; in my own defence I must say that je dois dire pour ma propre défense que ; an article in defenceof monetarism un article défendant or faisant l'apologie du monétarisme ; to come to sb's defence prendre la défense de qn ;
4 Jur the defence (representatives of the accused) la défense f ; (case, argument) la défense f ; the case for the defence la défense ; to conduct one's own defence assurer sa propre défense ; the defence argued that la défense a argumenté que ; her defence was that she was provoked pour sa défense elle a dit qu'elle avait été provoquée ; in her defence à sa décharge ; counsel for the defence avocat de la défense ; witness for the defence témoin à décharge ; to give evidence for the defence témoigner or déposer pour la défense ;
5 Sport défense f ; to play in defence jouer en défense ;
6 Univ soutenance f (de thèse).
B defences npl
1 Mil défenses fpl ; air defences défenses aériennes ;
2 Biol, Psych défenses fpl ; the body's natural defences les défenses naturelles du corps ; to break down sb's defences faire tomber les défenses de qn.
C modif
1 Mil [adviser, chief, budget, expenditure, industry] de la défense ; [contract] pour la défense ; [electronics, policy, forces] de défense ; [cuts] dans la défense ;
2 Jur [counsel, lawyer] pour la défense ; [witness] à décharge.

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