defenses in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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sea defences, sea defenses [ˈsiːdɪˌfensɪs] N npl

defense → defence

See also defence

I.defence, defense [Brit dɪˈfɛns, Am dəˈfɛns, ˈdiˌfɛns] N

I.defence, defense [Brit dɪˈfɛns, Am dəˈfɛns, ˈdiˌfɛns] N

defense mechanism → defence mechanism

See also defence mechanism

defence mechanism [Am dəˈfɛns, diˈfɛns, ˈdiˌfɛns ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm] N Brit

self-defence, self-defense [Brit sɛlfdɪˈfɛns, Am ˈˌsɛlf dəˈfɛns, ˈˌsɛlf diˈfɛns] N

civil defence, civil defense [Brit, Am ˌsɪv(ə)l dəˈfɛns] N

Defense Secretary [dɪˈfensˌsekrətrɪ, -rəterɪ] N (in US)

Department of Defense [dɪˌpɑːtməntəvdɪˈfens] N (in US)

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defenses in the PONS Dictionary

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defenses Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to rush to sb's defense
accorrere in difesa di qn
MED the body's defenses
le difese dell'organismo
the defense
la difesa
counsel for the defense
avvocato m difensore
to play defense
giocare in difesa
witness for the defense
testimone a discarico
counsel for the defense
avvocato difensore
to commit soldiers to the defense of a region
inviare soldati a difendere la regione
to be the last line of defense fig
essere l'ultimo baluardo
to leap to sb's defense
lanciarsi in difesa di qu

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Evidence suggests that failure of defenses against oxidative stress up-regulates programmed cell death (apoptosis), among many other possible consequences.
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Subsequent transferees may also be targeted, although they generally have stronger defenses than immediate transferees.
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Herbivores have three primary strategies for dealing with plant defenses: choice, herbivore modification, and plant modification.
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And he crashed into -- and through -- those defenses as a bowling pin tips through the ten pins.
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He organized his defenses with masterful skill and his preplanned fires shattered every enemy probe on his positions.
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Garland instructed the troops to strengthen their defenses with brush and any other material that could be found.
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A team is sent through and triggers a fierce alien counterattack that the local human defenses barely manage to push back through the gate.
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He compared the parasitic nature of the mistletoe plant to that of cancer, and believed that cancer represents a faltering of the body's spiritual defenses.
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Its remaining inhabitants built and manned antitank defenses, while the city was bombarded from the air.
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One of his defenses is using his cute nature by staring up at his foes with an innocent, wide-eyed expression, which softens his foes' hearts.
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