defend

[USA]/dɪˈfend/
[UK]/dɪˈfend/
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Oversættelse

vt. beskytte; argumentere for
vi. bevogte; stå op for
Word Forms
Past Participledefended
Present Participledefending
Third Person Singulardefends
Past Tensedefended
Pluraldefends

Udtryk & Fast Sammenstilling

defend a position

forsvar en position

defend against attacks

forsvar mod angreb

defend oneself

forsvar sig selv

defend one's honor

forsvar sin ære

defend against

forsvar mod

defend with

forsvar med

Eksempelsætninger

inability to defend oneself

manglende evne til at forsvare sig selv

she had to defend herself.

hun var nødt til at forsvare sig.

defend oneself against enemy

forsvar sig selv mod fjende

defend the integrity of one's country

forsvar sit lands integritet

defend the motherland with one's life

forsvar fædrelandet med sit liv

the defender beat him to the ball.

forsvareren kom ham i forkøb med bolden.

the economic sovereignty you claim to defend is a chimera.

den økonomiske suverænitet, du hævder at forsvare, er en chimære.

The defending garrison held out for a month.

Den forsvarende garnison holdt stand i en måned.

The defender centres the ball.

Forsvareren sender bolden ind mod mål.

summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a title.

indkalde (en kautionist) til retten for at bevidne eller forsvare en titel.

They defended very well in the game.

De forsvarte sig meget godt i kampen.

He was defended with a gun.

Han blev forsvareret med en pistol.

defending the island against invasion;

forsvarer øen mod invasion;

They summoned men to defend their country.

De indkaldte mænd til at forsvare deres land.

guard a bank; guarding the President.See Synonyms at defend

være vagt ved en bank; beskytte præsidenten. Se synonymer under 'forsvare'.

tried to preserve family harmony.See Synonyms at defend

forsøgte at bevare familiens harmoni. Se synonymer under 'forsvare'.

Virkelige Eksempler

The enemy rear is weakly defended.

Fjendens baglinje er dårligt forsvareret.

Kilde: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

Oh? You will not defend Leonard?

Åh? Vil du ikke forsvare Leonard?

Kilde: Prosecution witness

We defended other nation's borders while refusing to defend our own.

Vi forsvarte andre nationers grænser, mens vi nægtede at forsvare vores egne.

Kilde: Trump's weekly television address

They urged leaders to better defend the environment.

De opfordrede ledere til bedre at beskytte miljøet.

Kilde: VOA Special English: World

You have to always defend your queen, Tess.

Du skal altid forsvare din dronning, Tess.

Kilde: Our Day This Season 1

I gave her the capacity to defend herself.

Jeg gav hende evnen til at forsvare sig selv.

Kilde: Person of Interest Season 5

He knew that eventually his work would defend itself.

Han vidste, at hans arbejde til sidst ville forsvare sig selv.

Kilde: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

Their plan, to defend their towns against the British.

Deres plan var at forsvare deres byer mod briterne.

Kilde: America The Story of Us

It was time to honour my promise to defend the island.

Det var tid til at holde min løfte om at forsvare øen.

Kilde: Theatrical play: Gulliver's Travels

Maybe you just need to learn how to defend yourself.

Måske har du bare brug for at lære, hvordan du forsvare dig selv.

Kilde: American Horror Story: Season 2

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