Defence Meaning in English

word

US

/dɪˈfɛns/

di-FENS

UK

/dɪˈfɛns/

di-FENS

التعريف

Defence is protection against attack, danger, or criticism. It can also mean the act of supporting someone or something, or the players in a sport whose job is to stop the other team from scoring.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

British spelling is 'defence'; American English uses 'defense'. Common patterns: 'in defence of', 'self-defence', 'national defence', and in sports 'play good defence'. In legal contexts, 'the defence' means the side arguing against the accusation.

• Spanish: defensa
• Portuguese (BR): defesa
• Portuguese (PT): defesa
• Chinese (Simplified): 防御 - 辩护
• Chinese (Traditional): 防禦 - 辯護
• Hindi: रक्षा - बचाव
• Arabic: دفاع
• Bengali: রক্ষা - প্রতিরক্ষা - আত্মরক্ষা (নিরাপত্তা)
• Russian: защита - оборона
• Japanese: 防御 - 守備
• Vietnamese: phòng thủ - bảo vệ
• Korean: 방어 - 수비
• Turkish: savunma - müdafaa
• Urdu: دفاع
• Indonesian: pertahanan - pembelaan

جمل نموذجية

The wall was built for defence.

basic

She spoke in defence of her friend.

basic

Our team has a strong defence.

basic

He said it was self-defence, not an attack.

natural

In defence of the plan, it could save us a lot of money.

natural

The defence asked the court to dismiss the case.

natural