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de.fen.der 
dəfẽˈder
dəfẽˈder
favoritos
verbo transitivo
1.
to defend [de, from; contra, against]
defender o país
to defend one's country
defender o seu ponto de vista
to defend one's views
ela está a defender os seus interesses
she's defending her interests
para de a defender!
stop defending her!
o campeão vai defender o título
the champion will defend his title
a advogada que o defendeu
the lawyer that defended him
defender a tese
to have a viva (voce) Grã-Bretanha, to defend one's dissertation EUA
defender um penalty
to defend a penalty
defender a camisola
to fight for one's team
2.
(argumentar) to argue; to plead
defendeu que era necessária uma nova lei
he argued that a new law was needed
defenderam uma diminuição da despesa pública
they argued for a reduction in public spending
defendia a causa dos refugiados
she pleaded the cause of the refugees
3.
(apoiar) to stand up for; to stick up for
defender uma causa
to stand up for a cause
nenhum deles o defendeu quando ele precisou
none of them stuck up for him when he needed it
defender com unhas e dentes
to fight tooth and nail
4.
(ser a favor de) to be in favour of; to advocate
ele não defende o uso da violência
he doesn't advocate the use of violence
verbo intransitivo
DESPORTO to defend
defender-se
verbo pronominal
1.
(ataque) to defend oneself [de, from; contra, against]
defender-se contra um ataque
to defend oneself against an attack
defendeu-se das acusações
he defended himself against the accusations
2.
(proteger-se) to protect oneself [de, from; contra, against]
defender-se do frio
to protect oneself from the cold
3.
(não precisar de ajuda) to look after oneself
eu sei defender-me
I can look after myself
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Como referenciar 
defender – no Dicionário infopédia de Português - Inglês [em linha]. Porto Editora. Disponível em https://www.infopedia.ptdicionarios/portugues-ingles/defender [visualizado em 2026-07-04 12:16:04].
