Defense
//dɪˈfɛns//
Translations of "defense" (78 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | verdediging(action of protecting from attack) | — | |
| Albanian | mbrojtje(action of protecting from attack) | — | |
| Ancient Greek | ἀπολογία(argument in support or justification of something) | apología | |
| Arabic | حِمَايَة(action of protecting from attack), دِفاع(team sports: portion of a team), دِفاع(government policy or structure), دِفَاع(action of protecting from attack), مُحَافَظَة(action of protecting from attack), مُدَافَعَة(action of protecting from attack) | ḥimāya, difāʕ, difāʕ, difāʕ, muḥāfaẓa, mudāfaʕa | |
| Armenian | պաշտպանություն(action of protecting from attack), պաշտպանություն(anything employed to oppose attack), պաշտպանություն(team sports: strategy and tactics), պաշտպանություն(team sports: portion of a team) | paštpanutʻyun, paštpanutʻyun, paštpanutʻyun, paštpanutʻyun | |
| Azerbaijani | müdafiə(action of protecting from attack) | — | |
| Belarusian | абаро́на(action of protecting from attack), ахо́ва(action of protecting from attack) | abaróna, axóva | |
| Bengali | প্রতিরক্ষা(action of protecting from attack), রক্ষা(action of protecting from attack) | protirokkha, rokkha | |
| Bulgarian | защи́та(action of protecting from attack), отбра́на(action of protecting from attack), отбра́на(anything employed to oppose attack), отбрани́телни съоръже́ния(anything employed to oppose attack) | zaštíta, otbrána, otbrána, otbranítelni sǎorǎžénija | |
| Burmese | ကာကွယ်ရေး(action of protecting from attack) | ka-kwaire: | |
| Catalan | defensa(action of protecting from attack), defensa(anything employed to oppose attack), protecció(anything employed to oppose attack) | — | |
| Central Kurdish | بەرگری(anything employed to oppose attack), بەرگْری(action of protecting from attack) | bergrî, bergirî | |
| Chinese | 防禦 /防御(action of protecting from attack) | zh-min-nan | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 防禦 /防御(action of protecting from attack) | fong⁴ jyu⁶ | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 防守(team sports: portion of a team), 防禦 /防御(action of protecting from attack), 防禦物 /防御物(anything employed to oppose attack) | fángshǒu, fángyù, fángyùwù | |
| Czech | obrana(action of protecting from attack), obrana(anything employed to oppose attack), obrana(team sports: strategy and tactics), obrana(team sports: portion of a team), obrana(argument in support or justification of something), obrana(government policy or structure), zákaz(prohibitory ordinance) | — | |
| Danish | forsvar(action of protecting from attack), forsvar(anything employed to oppose attack) | — | |
| Dutch | verdediging(action of protecting from attack), verdediging(anything employed to oppose attack), verweer(anything employed to oppose attack), verweer(argument in support or justification of something), weer(action of protecting from attack) | — | |
| Esperanto | defendo(action of protecting from attack) | — | |
| Estonian | kaitse(action of protecting from attack) | — | |
| Faroese | verja(action of protecting from attack), verja(anything employed to oppose attack) | — | |
| Finnish | kielto(prohibitory ordinance), maanpuolustus(government policy or structure), puolustautuminen(action of protecting from attack), puolustelu(argument in support or justification of something), puolustus(action of protecting from attack), puolustus(anything employed to oppose attack), puolustus(team sports: strategy and tactics), puolustus(team sports: portion of a team), puolustus(argument in support or justification of something), puolustus(government policy or structure) | — | |
| French | défense(action of protecting from attack), défense(anything employed to oppose attack) | — | |
| Georgian | თავდაცვა(action of protecting from attack), თავდაცვა(anything employed to oppose attack), თავდაცვა(government policy or structure), თავდაცვის სამინისტრო(government policy or structure), მოგერიება(action of protecting from attack) | tavdacva, tavdacva, tavdacva, tavdacvis saminisṭro, mogerieba | |
| German | Verteidigung(action of protecting from attack), Verteidigung(anything employed to oppose attack), Wehr(action of protecting from attack) | — | |
| Gothic | 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃(argument in support or justification of something) | sunjōns | |
| Greek | άμυνα(action of protecting from attack), άμυνα(anything employed to oppose attack) | ámyna, ámyna | |
| Hebrew | הֲגָנָה \ הֲגַנָּה(action of protecting from attack), הגנה(anything employed to oppose attack) | hagana, hagana | |
| Hindi | बचाव(action of protecting from attack), रक्षा(action of protecting from attack) | bacāv, rakṣā | |
| Hungarian | védekezés(action of protecting from attack), védekezés(team sports: strategy and tactics), védekezés(argument in support or justification of something), védelem(action of protecting from attack), védelem(anything employed to oppose attack), védelem(team sports: strategy and tactics), védelem(team sports: portion of a team), védelem(argument in support or justification of something), védés(action of protecting from attack), védés(argument in support or justification of something) | — | |
| Icelandic | vörn(action of protecting from attack) | — | |
| Ido | defenso(action of protecting from attack) | — | |
| Indonesian | pertahanan(action of protecting from attack) | — | |
| Iranian Persian | حِمایَت(action of protecting from attack), دِفاع(action of protecting from attack), مُحافَظَت(action of protecting from attack), مُدافِعِه(action of protecting from attack), پَدافَنْد(action of protecting from attack) | hemâyat, defâ', mohâfazat, modâfe'e, padâfand | |
| Irish | cosaint(action of protecting from attack) | — | |
| Italian | difesa(action of protecting from attack), difesa(anything employed to oppose attack), difesa(argument in support or justification of something) | — | |
| Japanese | 防御(action of protecting from attack), 防禦(action of protecting from attack) | bōgyo, bōgyo | |
| Kazakh | қорғану(action of protecting from attack), қорғаныс(action of protecting from attack) | qorğanu, qorğanys | |
| Khmer | ការពារ(action of protecting from attack) | kaa piə | |
| Korean | 방어(action of protecting from attack) | bang'eo | |
| Kyrgyz | коргонуу(action of protecting from attack), коргоо(action of protecting from attack) | korgonuu, korgoo | |
| Lao | ການຫ້າມປາມ(action of protecting from attack) | kān hām pām | |
| Latin | dēfēnsa(anything employed to oppose attack), mūnīmen(anything employed to oppose attack), mūnīmentum(anything employed to oppose attack) | — | |
| Latvian | aizsardzība(action of protecting from attack) | — | |
| Lithuanian | gynyba(action of protecting from attack) | — | |
| Macedonian | одбрана(action of protecting from attack), одбрана(anything employed to oppose attack), одбрана(argument in support or justification of something) | odbrana, odbrana, odbrana | |
| Malay | pertahanan(action of protecting from attack) | — | |
| Malayalam | പ്രതിരോധം(government policy or structure) | pratirōdhaṁ | |
| Māori | waonga(action of protecting from attack), whakarurunga(anything employed to oppose attack) | — | |
| Mongolian | сэргийлэл(action of protecting from attack) | sergiilel | |
| Norman | d'fense(action of protecting from attack) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | forsvar(action of protecting from attack) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | forsvar(action of protecting from attack) | — | |
| Occitan | defensa(action of protecting from attack) | — | |
| Old English | bewering(action of protecting from attack), bewering(anything employed to oppose attack), utwaru(government policy or structure), wiþermal(government policy or structure) | — | |
| Pashto | دفاع(action of protecting from attack) | defā' | |
| Polish | obrona(action of protecting from attack), obrona(anything employed to oppose attack), obrona(argument in support or justification of something) | — | |
| Portuguese | defesa(action of protecting from attack), defesa(anything employed to oppose attack), defesa(argument in support or justification of something), escudo(anything employed to oppose attack), retranca(team sports: strategy and tactics) | — | |
| Quechua | amachay(action of protecting from attack) | — | |
| Romanian | apărare(action of protecting from attack), apărare(anything employed to oppose attack), apărare(team sports: strategy and tactics), apărare(team sports: portion of a team), apărare(argument in support or justification of something), apărare(government policy or structure) | — | |
| Russian | защи́та(action of protecting from attack), защи́та(anything employed to oppose attack), защи́та(argument in support or justification of something), оборо́на(action of protecting from attack), оборо́на(anything employed to oppose attack), оборо́на(team sports: portion of a team), оборо́на(government policy or structure), оборони́тельные сооруже́ния(anything employed to oppose attack) | zaščíta, zaščíta, zaščíta, oboróna, oboróna, oboróna, oboróna, oboronítelʹnyje sooružénija | |
| Serbo-Croatian | obrana(team sports: portion of a team), odbrana(team sports: portion of a team), ȍbrana(action of protecting from attack), ȍbrana(anything employed to oppose attack), ȍbrana(argument in support or justification of something), ȍdbrana(action of protecting from attack), ȍdbrana(anything employed to oppose attack), ȍdbrana(argument in support or justification of something), о̏брана(action of protecting from attack), о̏брана(anything employed to oppose attack), о̏брана(argument in support or justification of something), о̏дбрана(action of protecting from attack), о̏дбрана(anything employed to oppose attack), о̏дбрана(argument in support or justification of something) | — | |
| Sinhalese | ආරක්ෂක(action of protecting from attack) | ārakṣaka | |
| Slovak | obrana(action of protecting from attack) | — | |
| Slovene | obramba(action of protecting from attack) | — | |
| Spanish | defensa(action of protecting from attack), defensa(anything employed to oppose attack), descargo(argument in support or justification of something) | — | |
| Swedish | försvar(action of protecting from attack), försvar(anything employed to oppose attack), försvar(argument in support or justification of something), värn(action of protecting from attack), värn(anything employed to oppose attack) | — | |
| Tagalog | depensa(action of protecting from attack) | — | |
| Tajik | дифоъ(action of protecting from attack), мудофиа(action of protecting from attack), муҳофиза(action of protecting from attack), муҳофизат(action of protecting from attack), ҳимоя(action of protecting from attack) | difo', mudofia, muhofiza, muhofizat, himoya | |
| Thai | การป้องกัน(action of protecting from attack) | gaan-bpɔ̂ng-gan | |
| Turkish | koruma(action of protecting from attack), savunma(action of protecting from attack) | — | |
| Ukrainian | за́хист(action of protecting from attack), оборо́на(action of protecting from attack) | záxyst, oboróna | |
| Urdu | حِمایَت(action of protecting from attack), دِفاع(action of protecting from attack), رَکْشا(action of protecting from attack), صَفائی(argument in support or justification of something), مُحافَظَت(action of protecting from attack), مُدافَعَت(action of protecting from attack) | himāyat, difā', rakśā, safāī, muhāfazat, mudāfa'at | |
| Uyghur | مۇداپىئە(action of protecting from attack), ھىمايە(action of protecting from attack) | mudapi'e, himaye | |
| Uzbek | himoya(action of protecting from attack), mudofaa(action of protecting from attack) | — | |
| Vietnamese | bảo vệ(action of protecting from attack), phòng ngự(action of protecting from attack), phòng ngự(anything employed to oppose attack), phòng ngự(team sports: strategy and tactics), phòng ngự(team sports: portion of a team), phòng thủ(action of protecting from attack), phòng thủ(anything employed to oppose attack), phòng thủ(team sports: strategy and tactics), phòng thủ(team sports: portion of a team), phòng vệ(action of protecting from attack), phòng vệ(anything employed to oppose attack), phòng vệ(team sports: strategy and tactics), phòng vệ(team sports: portion of a team), phản biện(argument in support or justification of something) | — | |
| West-Frisian | definsje(action of protecting from attack), ferdediging(action of protecting from attack), war(action of protecting from attack) | — | |
| Yiddish | פֿאַרטיידיקונג(action of protecting from attack) | farteydikung |
verdediging
mbrojtje
حِمَايَة, دِفاع, دِفاع, دِفَاع, مُحَافَظَة, مُدَافَعَة
ḥimāya, difāʕ, difāʕ, difāʕ, muḥāfaẓa, mudāfaʕa
պաշտպանություն, պաշտպանություն, պաշտպանություն, պաշտպանություն
paštpanutʻyun, paštpanutʻyun, paštpanutʻyun, paštpanutʻyun
müdafiə
защи́та, отбра́на, отбра́на, отбрани́телни съоръже́ния
zaštíta, otbrána, otbrána, otbranítelni sǎorǎžénija
defensa, defensa, protecció
obrana, obrana, obrana, obrana, obrana, obrana, zákaz
forsvar, forsvar
verdediging, verdediging, verweer, verweer, weer
defendo
kaitse
verja, verja
kielto, maanpuolustus, puolustautuminen, puolustelu, puolustus, puolustus, puolustus, puolustus, puolustus, puolustus
défense, défense
თავდაცვა, თავდაცვა, თავდაცვა, თავდაცვის სამინისტრო, მოგერიება
tavdacva, tavdacva, tavdacva, tavdacvis saminisṭro, mogerieba
Verteidigung, Verteidigung, Wehr
védekezés, védekezés, védekezés, védelem, védelem, védelem, védelem, védelem, védés, védés
vörn
defenso
pertahanan
حِمایَت, دِفاع, مُحافَظَت, مُدافِعِه, پَدافَنْد
hemâyat, defâ', mohâfazat, modâfe'e, padâfand
cosaint
difesa, difesa, difesa
dēfēnsa, mūnīmen, mūnīmentum
aizsardzība
gynyba
pertahanan
waonga, whakarurunga
d'fense
forsvar
forsvar
defensa
bewering, bewering, utwaru, wiþermal
obrona, obrona, obrona
defesa, defesa, defesa, escudo, retranca
amachay
apărare, apărare, apărare, apărare, apărare, apărare
защи́та, защи́та, защи́та, оборо́на, оборо́на, оборо́на, оборо́на, оборони́тельные сооруже́ния
zaščíta, zaščíta, zaščíta, oboróna, oboróna, oboróna, oboróna, oboronítelʹnyje sooružénija
obrana, odbrana, ȍbrana, ȍbrana, ȍbrana, ȍdbrana, ȍdbrana, ȍdbrana, о̏брана, о̏брана, о̏брана, о̏дбрана, о̏дбрана, о̏дбрана
obrana
obramba
defensa, defensa, descargo
försvar, försvar, försvar, värn, värn
depensa
koruma, savunma
حِمایَت, دِفاع, رَکْشا, صَفائی, مُحافَظَت, مُدافَعَت
himāyat, difā', rakśā, safāī, muhāfazat, mudāfa'at
himoya, mudofaa
bảo vệ, phòng ngự, phòng ngự, phòng ngự, phòng ngự, phòng thủ, phòng thủ, phòng thủ, phòng thủ, phòng vệ, phòng vệ, phòng vệ, phòng vệ, phản biện
definsje, ferdediging, war
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