defend

défendre, protéger

Protéger quelqu’un ou quelque chose contre une attaque.

En anglais simple : To keep someone or something safe from attack.

• The soldiers defended the town.
• She used a stick to defend herself.
• Who will defend the village against attack?

Comment l'utiliser : defend someone/something against someone/something (They defended their homes against the invaders.); defend someone/something from someone/something (The guards defended the king from attack.)

Synonymes : protect, guard

Contraires : attack

Expressions courantes : defend yourself, defend a city, defend someone from something

défendre

Empêcher l’équipe adverse de marquer des points ou des buts.

En anglais simple : To stop the other team from scoring in a game.

• Our team defended well.
• We defended our lead until the final whistle.
• Can they defend against such fast players?

Comment l'utiliser : defend against someone/something (We need to defend against their quick attacks.)

Contraires : attack

Expressions courantes : defend a lead, defend well, defend against someone

jouer défensivement

Au cricket, bloquer prudemment la balle avec la batte plutôt que frapper fort pour marquer.

En anglais simple : In cricket, to block the ball carefully rather than hit it hard to score.

• He chose to defend the ball.
• The batsman defended patiently through several overs.
• She defended the next delivery with a straight bat.

Synonymes : block

Expressions courantes : defend the ball, defend a delivery, defend patiently