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"to defend" in Spanish

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"to defend" in Spanish
to defend{transitive verb}
TRANSLATIONS & EXAMPLES
Why did Mr Delors not come forward to protect and defend the Commission?
Delors para proteger y defender a la Comisión?
They have decided to protect the agriculture industry and defend its interests.
Han optado por proteger el sector agrícola y defender sus intereses.
We must protect the welfare of each child and defend their interests.
Debemos proteger el bienestar de todos los niños y defender sus intereses.
leer[leyendo · leído] {v.t.} [educ.] (tesis doctoral)
to defend[defended · defended] {transitive verb}
It is actually easier to defend the suburbs than it is to defend Morocco.
Efectivamente es más fácil defender la periferia que defender a Marruecos.
It is your job to defend the Services Directive, not to defend protectionism.
Su labor consiste en defender la Directiva de servicios y no en defender el proteccionismo.
We are called to defend them and to defend nature as well, of which we are a part.”
Estamos llamados a defender la naturaleza, de la que formamos parte”.
defensar[defensando · defensado] {v.t.} [obs.] (defender)

CONTEXT EXAMPLES
Context examples for "to defend" in Spanish(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.
The Member you have quoted is not here to answer you or to defend himself...
El colega que ha mencionado no está aquí para contestarle y para defenderse...
It is entitled to defend itself against people whose aim it is to destroy the State.
Tiene derecho a defenderse contra las personas cuyo objetivo es destruir el Estado.
We are defending you, Commissioner, and we are asking you to defend yourself too.
Nosotros le apoyamos, señor Comisario, y le pedimos que también nos apoye.
Not just consolidated human rights, but concrete measures to defend them.
No sólo derechos humanos consolidados, sino medidas concretas para defenderlos.
France and Europe now need to define a strategy to defend their textile industry.
Francia y Europa necesitan definir ya una estrategia de defensa de su industria textil.
I am trying to defend the interests of Europe with a certain neutrality.
Intento sacar a la luz los intereses de Europa y hacerlo con cierta neutralidad.
Finally, it scorns the presumption of innocence and the right to defend oneself.
Por último, desdeña la presunción de inocencia y el derecho de defensa.
She is not present here, which means that she cannot defend herself against that attack.
No está presente aquí, lo que significa que no puede defenderse de este ataque.
I imagine that you are unable to defend whoever it is who takes the decisions there.
Supongo que no puede usted rendir cuenta por todos cuantos toman allí las decisiones.
If we do not defend the duty of neutrality, there will be no point to the directive.
Si no respetamos la obligación de neutralidad, desaparece el objetivo de la directiva.
Could women immigrants be provided with services to defend their rights?
¿Podrían disponer las mujeres inmigrantes de servicios de defensa de sus derechos?
This article describes the threats and what you can do to defend against them.
En este artículo se describen las amenazas y qué puede hacer para defenderse contra ellas.
It would put us out in the cold, and that is something we have to defend ourselves against.
Con él, nos quedaríamos fuera de juego, y eso es algo que no debemos permitir.
I always regard him as a great ally in the fight to defend fundamental rights.
Siempre le he considerado un gran aliado en la lucha a favor de los derechos fundamentales.
The Commission needs to table a proposal and needs to be able to defend it.
La Comisión debe presentar una propuesta y debe ser capaz de defenderla.
We, as Europeans, must always defend it, and in all circumstances.
Como europeos, debemos defenderlo en todo momento y en todas las circunstancias.
So we should begin by stating quite soberly that we do need to defend ourselves.
Por tanto, el sentido común nos dice que no podemos sino defendernos. Éste es el primer punto.
It therefore has the right to defend itself; it has the right to respond.
Por tanto, tienen el derecho a la defensa propia, el derecho a responder.
That is how our democracies must defend themselves, and that is how they will win the day.
Así es como deben autodefenderse nuestras democracias, y así es como saldrán airosas.
We must defend that and take it to the next Millennium Round of the WTO.
Eso tenemos que defenderlo y también llevarlo a la próxima Ronda del Milenio en la OMC.