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defensive:
- defensiv; verteidigend
defense:
- Nachhut; Abwehr; Verteidigung; Landesverteidigung; Abwehrmittel
Wiktionary:
- defensive → defensiv
- defensive → Defensive
- defensive → defensiv
- defense → Verteidigung, Abwehr
- defense → Verteidigung, Interdikt, Verbot, Abwehr, Wehr

English

Detailed Translations for defensive from English to German

defensive:

defensive adj

defensive
defensiv; verteidigend
- defensiv adj
- verteidigend adj

Translation Matrix for defensive:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	defensive attitude
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	justificative; justificatory
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
defensiv	defensive
verteidigend	defensive

Related Words for "defensive":

defensiveness, defensively, defense

Synonyms for "defensive":

antiaircraft; antisubmarine; antitank; defending; en garde; protective
justificative; justificatory; apologetic; excusatory
protective
defensive attitude; attitude; mental attitude

Antonyms for "defensive":

offensive

Related Definitions for "defensive":

intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack¹
- defensive weapons¹
- a defensive stance¹
attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing¹
an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')¹

Wiktionary Translations for defensive:

defensive

adjective

-
- defensive → defensiv

defensive

noun

Abwehrbereitschaft, Verteidigung
- Defensive → defensive

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• defensive	→ defensiv	↔ défensif — Qui faire pour la défense.

defensive form of defense:

defense [the ~] noun, American

the defense (defence)
die Nachhut
- Nachhut [die ~] noun
the defense (defence)
die Abwehr; die Verteidigung
- Abwehr [die ~] noun
- Verteidigung [die ~] noun
the defense (defence)
die Landesverteidigung
- Landesverteidigung [die ~] noun
the defense (preventive measure; defence)
Abwehrmittel
- Abwehrmittel [das ~] noun
the defense (defence; resistance)
die Verteidigung
- Verteidigung [die ~] noun

Translation Matrix for defense:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Abwehr	defence; defense
Abwehrmittel	defence; defense; preventive measure	antidotes
Landesverteidigung	defence; defense	armed forces; defence of the realm; national defence
Nachhut	defence; defense
Verteidigung	defence; defense; resistance	argument; plea; plea bargain
-	defence; defence force; defence mechanism; defence reaction; defending team; defense force; defense lawyers; defense mechanism; defense reaction; defense team; defensive measure; defensive structure; demurrer; denial; refutation; vindication
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	apology; defence; resistance

Related Words for "defense":

defensive

Synonyms for "defense":

defence; defending team; team; squad
defensive measure; military action; action
defense team; defense lawyers; collection; aggregation; accumulation; assemblage
protection
defensive structure; structure; construction
refutation; answer
vindication; justification
denial; demurrer; due process; due process of law
defense force; defence force; organization; organisation
Department of Defense; Defense Department; United States Department of Defense; Defense; DoD; executive department
defense mechanism; defense reaction; defence mechanism; defence reaction; psychoanalytic process; process; unconscious process

Antonyms for "defense":

offence; offense; prosecution

Related Definitions for "defense":

the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury¹
- a good boxer needs a good defense¹
- defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem¹
protection from harm¹
- sanitation is the best defense against disease¹
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies¹
- they died in the defense of Stalingrad¹
- they were developed for the defense program¹
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him¹
- he gave evidence for the defense¹
a structure used to defend against attack¹
- the artillery battered down the defenses¹
the justification for some act or belief¹
- he offered a persuasive defense of the theory¹
the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions¹
- in defense he said the other man started it¹
an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack¹
- he joined the defense against invasion¹
the defendant and his legal advisors collectively¹
- the defense called for a mistrial¹
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring¹
- his teams are always good on defense¹
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires¹

Wiktionary Translations for defense:

defense

noun

anything employed to oppose attack
- defense → Verteidigung
action of protecting from attack
- defense → Verteidigung

defense

noun

allgemein: Abwehr Handlung oder die dafür vorgesehenen Mittel
- Verteidigung → defense; defence
die Mittel, um [1] durchzusetzen
- Abwehr → defense
eine Methode mit dem Ziel [1]
- Abwehr → defense

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• defense	→ Verteidigung	↔ defensie — verdediging, verweer
• defense	→ Interdikt; Verbot; Abwehr; Wehr; Verteidigung	↔ défense — Action de défendre

Related Translations for defensive

defensive weapon

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Detailed Translations for defensive from English to German

defensive:

defensive adj

defensive

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defensive form of defense:

defense [the ~] noun, American

the defense (defence)

the defense (defence)

the defense (defence)

the defense (preventive measure; defence)

the defense (defence; resistance)

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