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Detailed Translations for defensive from English to German

defensive:

defensive adj

  1. defensive
    defensiv; verteidigend

Translation Matrix for defensive:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- defensive attitude
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- justificative; justificatory
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
defensiv defensive
verteidigend defensive

Related Words for "defensive":

  • defensiveness, defensively, defense

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Related Definitions for "defensive":

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

Wiktionary Translations for defensive:

defensive
adjective
  1. -
defensive
noun
  1. Abwehrbereitschaft, Verteidigung
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• defensive → defensiv ↔ défensif — Qui faire pour la défense.

defense:

defense [the ~] noun, American

  1. the defense (defence)
    die Nachhut
  2. the defense (defence)
    die Abwehr; die Verteidigung
  3. the defense (defence)
    die Landesverteidigung
  4. the defense (preventive measure; defence)
    Abwehrmittel
  5. the defense (defence; resistance)
    die Verteidigung

Translation Matrix for defense:

NounRelated TranslationsOther 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
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- apology; defence; resistance

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Related Definitions for "defense":

  1. 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
  2. protection from harm1
    • sanitation is the best defense against disease1
  3. (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
  4. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him1
    • he gave evidence for the defense1
  5. a structure used to defend against attack1
    • the artillery battered down the defenses1
  6. the justification for some act or belief1
    • he offered a persuasive defense of the theory1
  7. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions1
    • in defense he said the other man started it1
  8. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack1
    • he joined the defense against invasion1
  9. the defendant and his legal advisors collectively1
    • the defense called for a mistrial1
  10. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring1
    • his teams are always good on defense1
  11. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires1

Wiktionary Translations for defense:

defense
noun
  1. anything employed to oppose attack
  2. action of protecting from attack
defense
noun
  1. allgemein: AbwehrHandlung oder die dafür vorgesehenen Mittel
  2. die Mittel, um [1] durchzusetzen
  3. eine Methode mit dem Ziel [1]
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• defense → Verteidigung ↔ defensie — verdediging, verweer
• defense → Interdikt; Verbot; Abwehr; Wehr; Verteidigung ↔ défense — Action de défendre

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