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défense

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See also: defense

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Late Latin dēfēnsa, from Latin dēfendō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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défense f (plural défenses)

  1. defence (action of defending or protecting from attack, danger or injury, or any means for that purpose)
  2. (law) defence
  3. (sports) defence
  4. prohibition (often on signs informing onlookers that an activity is forbidden)
    défense de fumer ― no smoking
    défense de stationner ― no parking
  5. (nautical) fender
  6. tusk (of animal)
    une défense d'éléphant de 2,8 kilos ― a 2.8 kilo elephant tusk
    • 1697, Madame d'Aulnoy, L'Oiseau bleu.:
      ...et montrant des dents plus longues que les défenses d’un sanglier.
      ...and showing teeth longer than a boar's tusks.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Haitian Creole: defans
  • Mauritian Creole: defans
  • → Swedish: défense
  • → Turkish: defans

Further reading

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From French défense.

Noun

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défense c

  1. (medicine) guarding