defender

Significat

1. to defend, to protect, to hold down (contra (“against”), de (“from”))
2. to stand up for, to stick up for
3. to uphold
4. to prohibit
5. to claim
6. (reflexive) to fight back
7. (reflexive) to defend oneself, to protect oneself
8. (reflexive) to stand up for oneself, to stick up for oneself
9. (pronominal) to fend off (+ de)
10. (pronominal) to get by

Amb guionet com

de‧fen‧der

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/defenˈdeɾ/

Etimologia

From Latin dēfendere. Cognate with English defend.

Sents

Su propósito era defender la ciudad de los ataques desde el mar .

Its purpose was to defend the city from attacks from the sea.