defender
- to defend, to protect, to hold down (contra (“against”), de (“from”))
- to stand up for, to stick up for
- to uphold
- to prohibit
- to claim
- (reflexive) to fight back
- (reflexive) to defend oneself, to protect oneself
- (reflexive) to stand up for oneself, to stick up for oneself
- (pronominal) to fend off (+ de)
- (pronominal) to get by
Frequency
Hyphenated as
de‧fen‧der
Pronounced as (IPA)
/defenˈdeɾ/
Related words
fight down
de-against
fend for
be miserly
propugn
be in the way
protectar
poner obstáculos
defender con palabras
atajar el camino
negar algo por tacañería
negar por ser avaro
obrar con mezquindad
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