defense (BrE), defence Pronunciation: /dɪˈfens; ˈdiːfens; dɪˈfens/Translate defense | into French | into German Spanish translation of defensen 1 u a [Mil] defensa (f) b (on personal level) defensa (f) 2 c a (protection) defensa (f) protección (f) b (apologia) defensa (f) 3defenses pl [Mil, Med, Psych] defensas (fpl) 4 c [Law] defensa (f) 5 a u [Sport] defensa (f) b c (in chess) defensa (f)defense in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of defense in the British & World English dictionary Definition of defense in the US English dictionary