Translation of 'defense' - German English Dictionary
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| Abwehr {f}; Verteidigung {f} (Spielergruppe im Ballsport) [sport] | defence [Br.]; defense [Am.] (group of players in ball sports) | |||
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| 1. | Drei-Mann-Abwehr; Drei-Mann-Verteidigung; Abwehr/Verteidigung mit einer Dreierkette; Dreierkette {f} (Fußball) | 1. | three-man defence [Br.]; three-man defense [Am.]; formation/system with three defenders; back three; three at the back (football) | |
| 2. | Fünf-Mann-Abwehr; Fünf-Mann-Verteidigung; Abwehr/Verteidigung mit einer Fünferkette; Fünferkette {f} (Fußball) | 2. | five-man defence [Br.]; five-man defense [Am.]; formation/system with five defenders; back five; five at the back (football) | |
| 3. | in der Abwehr/Verteidigung spielen | 3. | to play in defence [Br.]; to play defense [Am.] | |
| 4. | die gegnerische Abwehr durchstoßen | 4. | to pierce the opposing defense | |
| Abwehr {f} (von etw.); Schutz {m} (gegen etw.) [biol.] [übtr.] | defence [Br.]; defense [Am.] (against sth.) | |||
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| 1. | Infektionsabwehr {f} (des Körpers) [med.] | 1. | infective defence [Br.] / defense [Am.]; infection defence [Br.] / defense [Am.]; (the body's) defence / defense against infection | |
| 2. | zelluläre Abwehr [med.] | 2. | cellular defence | |
| 3. | (pflanzlicher) Fraßschutz {m} [agr.] | 3. | (plant) defence against herbivores | |
| 4. | eine Abwehrreaktion des Körpers | 4. | a defence reaction of the body | |
| 5. | jdn. in Schutz nehmen | 5. | to come to sb.'s defence | |
| militärische Verteidigung {f}; Verteidigung {f} [mil.] | military defence [Br.]; defence [Br.]; military defense [Am.]; defense [Am.] | |||
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| 1. | Landesverteidigung {f} | 1. | national defence | |
| 2. | Verteidigung zur See | 2. | naval defence [Br.]; naval defense [Am.] | |
| 3. | improvisierte Verteidigung | 3. | hasty defence [Br.]; hasty defense [Am.] | |
| 4. | lineare Verteidigung | 4. | linear defence | |
| 5. | Punktverteidigung {f} | 5. | point defence | |
| 6. | Verteidigung in der Tiefe | 6. | defence in depth | |
| 7. | Verteidigung mit Minensperren | 7. | mine defence | |
| 8. | beweglich geführte Verteidigung | 8. | mobile defence | |
| Abwehr {f} (von etw.); Schutz {m} (gegen etw.) [envir.] [mil.] | defence [Br.]; defense [Am.] (against sth.) | |||
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| 1. | radiologische Abwehr; Abwehrmaßnahmen gegen Strahlengefahren | 1. | radiological defence | |
| 2. | Schutz gegen Atomangriffe | 2. | nuclear defence | |
| 3. | Zivilschutz {m} | 3. | civil defence | |
| Verteidigung {f} | defence [Br.]; defense [Am.] | |||
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| 1. | zur Verteidigung von jdm./etw. | 1. | in defence of sb./sth. | |
| Verteidigung {f}; Rechtfertigung {f}; Apologie {f} [geh.] (eines Standpunkts/Vorgehens) | defence [Br.]; defense [Am.]; apology; apologia (of a position/action) | |||
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| Verteidigung {f} (einer Doktorarbeit) [stud.] | (oral) defense (of a thesis) | |||
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| Hochwasserschutzmaßnahme {f} (Wasserbau) <Hochwasservorsorgemaßnahmen> | flood protection measure; flood defence measure [Br.]; flood defense measure [Am.]; flood control measure; flood mitigation measure (water engineering) | |||
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| 1. | Hochwasserschutzmaßnahmen {pl} | 1. | flood protection measures; flood defence measures; flood defense measures; flood control measures; flood mitigation measures | |
| Konfliktverteidigung {f} [jur.] | confrontational defence [Br.]/defense [Am.]; adversarial defence [Br.]/defense [Am.] (tactics) | |||
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| Messerabwehr {f} | knife defense [Br.]/defense [Am.] | |||
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