défendre

A. vtr

• 1défendre à qn de faire = to forbid sb to do

• 2 to defend [person, country, interests] Definition of defend in the British & World English dictionary Definition of defend in the US English dictionary Translate defend | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3 to fight for [right]; to stand up for [friend, principle] défendre une cause = to champion a cause Definition of fight for in the British & World English dictionary Definition of fight for in the US English dictionary Translate fight for | into Italian

• 4 [Law] [Sport] to defend Definition of defend in the British & World English dictionary Definition of defend in the US English dictionary Translate defend | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

B. v refl (+ v être) (se défendre)

• 1 to defend oneself; to stand up for oneselfTranslate stand up for oneself | into Italian

• 2 to be tenable

• 3 to protect oneself

• 4 (fam) to get by Definition of get by in the British & World English dictionary Definition of get by in the US English dictionary Translate get by | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 5on ne peut se défendre de penser que… = one can't help thinking that…