Self-defense
Translations of "self-defense" (43 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | vetëmbrojtje(means of defending oneself from attack) | — | |
| Arabic | دِفَاع عَنِ النَّفْسِ(means of defending oneself from attack) | difāʕ ʕani n-nafsi | |
| Armenian | ինքնապաշտպանություն(means of defending oneself from attack) | inkʻnapaštpanutʻyun | |
| Azerbaijani | zəruri müdafiə(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force), özünümüdafiə(means of defending oneself from attack), özünümüdafiə(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force), özünüqoruma(means of defending oneself from attack) | — | |
| Belarusian | самаабаро́на(means of defending oneself from attack), самаабаро́на(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force) | samaabaróna, samaabaróna | |
| Bulgarian | самоотбра́на(means of defending oneself from attack), самоотбра́на(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force) | samootbrána, samootbrána | |
| Catalan | autodefensa(means of defending oneself from attack), defensa personal(means of defending oneself from attack), legítima defensa(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 正當防衛 /正当防卫(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force), 自衛 /自卫(means of defending oneself from attack), 護身 /护身(means of defending oneself from attack) | zhèngdàng fángwèi, zìwèi, hùshēn | |
| Czech | sebeobrana(means of defending oneself from attack), sebeobrana(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force) | — | |
| Danish | selvforsvar(means of defending oneself from attack) | — | |
| Dutch | zelfverdediging(means of defending oneself from attack) | — | |
| Estonian | enesekaitse(means of defending oneself from attack) | — | |
| Faroese | neyðverja(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force), sjálvverja(means of defending oneself from attack) | — | |
| Finnish | hätävarjelu(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force), itsepuolustus(means of defending oneself from attack) | — | |
| French | autodéfense(means of defending oneself from attack), légitime défense(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force) | — | |
| Georgian | თავდაცვა(means of defending oneself from attack), თავდაცვა(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force) | tavdacva, tavdacva | |
| German | Notwehr(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force), Selbstverteidigung(means of defending oneself from attack) | — | |
| Greek | αυτοάμυνα(means of defending oneself from attack), αυτοάμυνα(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force) | aftoámyna, aftoámyna | |
| Hebrew | הֲגָנָה עַצְמִית(means of defending oneself from attack), הִתְגּוֹנְנוּת(means of defending oneself from attack) | haganá astmít, hitgonenut | |
| Hindi | आत्मरक्षा(means of defending oneself from attack) | ātmarakṣā | |
| Hungarian | (jogos) önvédelem(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force), önvédelem(means of defending oneself from attack) | — | |
| Indonesian | pembelaan terpaksa(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force) | — | |
| Iranian Persian | دِفاعِ شَخْصی(means of defending oneself from attack) | defâ'-e šaxsi | |
| Italian | autodifesa(means of defending oneself from attack) | — | |
| Japanese | 正当防衛(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force), 自己防衛(means of defending oneself from attack) | seitō bōei, jiko bōei | |
| Korean | 자기방어(means of defending oneself from attack), 정당방위(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force) | jagibang'eo, jeongdangbang'wi | |
| Macedonian | самоодбрана(means of defending oneself from attack), самоодбрана(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force) | samoodbrana, samoodbrana | |
| Malay | pertahanan kendiri(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force), silat(means of defending oneself from attack) | — | |
| Māori | parahau whaiaro(means of defending oneself from attack) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | selvforsvar(means of defending oneself from attack) | — | |
| Polish | samoobrona(means of defending oneself from attack), samoobrona(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force) | — | |
| Portuguese | autodefesa(means of defending oneself from attack), autodefesa(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force), defesa pessoal(means of defending oneself from attack), legítima defesa(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force) | — | |
| Romanian | autoapărare(means of defending oneself from attack), legitimă apărare(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force) | — | |
| Russian | самозащи́та(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force), самооборо́на(means of defending oneself from attack), самооборо́на(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force) | samozaščíta, samooboróna, samooboróna | |
| Serbo-Croatian | samoòbrana(means of defending oneself from attack), samoòbrana(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force), samoòdbrana(means of defending oneself from attack), samoòdbrana(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force), самоо̀брана(means of defending oneself from attack), самоо̀брана(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force), самоо̀дбрана(means of defending oneself from attack), самоо̀дбрана(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force) | — | |
| Slovak | sebaobrana(means of defending oneself from attack), sebaobrana(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force) | — | |
| Slovene | samoobramba(means of defending oneself from attack) | — | |
| Spanish | autodefensa(means of defending oneself from attack), defensa personal(means of defending oneself from attack), defensa propia(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force), legítima defensa(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force) | — | |
| Swedish | nödvärn(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force), självförsvar(means of defending oneself from attack) | — | |
| Tamil | தற்காப்பு(means of defending oneself from attack), தற்காப்பு(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force) | taṟkāppu, taṟkāppu | |
| Turkish | meşru müdafaa(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force), nefsi müdafaa(means of defending oneself from attack) | — | |
| Ukrainian | самоза́хист(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force), самооборо́на(means of defending oneself from attack), самооборо́на(law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force) | samozáxyst, samooboróna, samooboróna | |
| Vietnamese | sự tự vệ(means of defending oneself from attack) | — |
vetëmbrojtje
zəruri müdafiə, özünümüdafiə, özünümüdafiə, özünüqoruma
autodefensa, defensa personal, legítima defensa
sebeobrana, sebeobrana
selvforsvar
zelfverdediging
enesekaitse
neyðverja, sjálvverja
hätävarjelu, itsepuolustus
autodéfense, légitime défense
Notwehr, Selbstverteidigung
(jogos) önvédelem, önvédelem
pembelaan terpaksa
autodifesa
pertahanan kendiri, silat
parahau whaiaro
selvforsvar
samoobrona, samoobrona
autodefesa, autodefesa, defesa pessoal, legítima defesa
autoapărare, legitimă apărare
samoòbrana, samoòbrana, samoòdbrana, samoòdbrana, самоо̀брана, самоо̀брана, самоо̀дбрана, самоо̀дбрана
sebaobrana, sebaobrana
samoobramba
autodefensa, defensa personal, defensa propia, legítima defensa
nödvärn, självförsvar
meşru müdafaa, nefsi müdafaa
sự tự vệ
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