Defensive
//dɪˈfɛn.sɪv//
Translations of "defensive" (21 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenian | պաշտպանական(intended for defence; protective) | paštpanakan | |
| Belarusian | абаро́нны(intended for defence; protective), ахо́ўны(intended for defence; protective), абаро́на(means, attitude or position) | abarónny, axówny, abaróna | |
| Bulgarian | защитен(intended for defence; protective), отбранителен(intended for defence; protective), отбрана(means, attitude or position) | zaštiten, otbranitelen, otbrana | |
| Catalan | defenent(intended for defence; protective), defensant(intended for defence; protective), defensiu(intended for defence; protective), que defend(intended for defence; protective), que defensa(intended for defence; protective) | — | |
| Czech | obranný(intended for defence; protective) | — | |
| Dutch | beschermend(intended for defence; protective), defensief(intended for defence; protective) | — | |
| Finnish | defensiivinen(performed so as to minimise risk), ehkäisevä(performed so as to minimise risk), ennakoiva(performed so as to minimise risk), herkkähipiäinen(displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism; cf. thin-skinned), puolustus(intended for defence; protective), puolustus(intended to deter attack), puolustuskannalla(displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism; cf. thin-skinned), puolustuskannalla(in a state or posture of defense), puolustusta varten(intended for defence; protective), puolustusta varten(intended to deter attack), varovainen(performed so as to minimise risk), puolustus(means, attitude or position) | — | |
| French | defendant(intended for defence; protective), défensif(intended for defence; protective) | — | |
| Galician | defensivo(intended for defence; protective), defensiva(means, attitude or position) | — | |
| German | Abwehr(intended for defence; protective), Abwehr(intended to deter attack), Abwehr(in a state or posture of defense), Verteidigungs(intended for defence; protective), abwehrend(displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism; cf. thin-skinned), defensiv(performed so as to minimise risk), verletzlich(displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism; cf. thin-skinned), zurückhaltend(performed so as to minimise risk), Abwehr(means, attitude or position), Verteidigung(means, attitude or position) | — | |
| Greek | αμυντικός(intended for defence; protective) | amyntikós | |
| Hungarian | defenzív(intended for defence; protective), védekező(intended for defence; protective), védelmi(intended for defence; protective) | — | |
| Ido | defensiva(intended for defence; protective) | — | |
| Italian | che difende(intended for defence; protective), difendente(intended for defence; protective), difensivo(intended for defence; protective) | — | |
| Latin | defendēns(intended for defence; protective), defensāns(intended for defence; protective), defensīvus(intended for defence; protective) | — | |
| Polish | defensywny(intended for defence; protective), obronny(intended for defence; protective), defensywa(means, attitude or position) | — | |
| Portuguese | defensante(intended for defence; protective), defensivo(intended for defence; protective), que defensa(intended for defence; protective), defensiva(means, attitude or position) | — | |
| Romanian | defensiv(intended for defence; protective), apărare(means, attitude or position), defensivă(means, attitude or position) | — | |
| Russian | защи́тный(intended for defence; protective), оборони́тельный(intended for defence; protective), оборо́на(means, attitude or position) | zaščítnyj, oboronítelʹnyj, oboróna | |
| Spanish | defensante(intended for defence; protective), defensivo(intended for defence; protective), que defensa(intended for defence; protective) | — | |
| Ukrainian | захисни́й(intended for defence; protective), оборо́нний(intended for defence; protective), оборо́на(means, attitude or position) | zaxysnýj, oborónnyj, oboróna |
defenent, defensant, defensiu, que defend, que defensa
obranný
beschermend, defensief
defensiivinen, ehkäisevä, ennakoiva, herkkähipiäinen, puolustus, puolustus, puolustuskannalla, puolustuskannalla, puolustusta varten, puolustusta varten, varovainen, puolustus
defendant, défensif
defensivo, defensiva
Abwehr, Abwehr, Abwehr, Verteidigungs, abwehrend, defensiv, verletzlich, zurückhaltend, Abwehr, Verteidigung
defenzív, védekező, védelmi
defensiva
che difende, difendente, difensivo
defendēns, defensāns, defensīvus
defensywny, obronny, defensywa
defensante, defensivo, que defensa, defensiva
defensiv, apărare, defensivă
defensante, defensivo, que defensa
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