🇬🇧 en fr 🇫🇷

defend verb

  /diˈfɛnd/ , /dəˈfɛnd/ , /dɪˈfɛnd/
  • (transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
 défendre

defender noun

  /dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)/
  • Someone who defends people or property.
  • (law, rare) A lawyer who represents defendants, especially a public defender; a defense attorney (US) or defence counsel (UK).
 défenseur, défenseuse
  • (sports) One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring.
  • A fighter who seeks to repel an attack.
  • (Scots law) A defendant in a civil action.
 défenseur

defendant noun

  /dɪˈfɛnd.ənt/
  • (legal) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.
 inculpé, défenderesse, défendeur, inculpée

defendable

défendable

🇫🇷 fr en 🇬🇧

défendable adjective

  /de.fɑ̃.dabl/
defendable, defensible
Wiktionary Links