défense
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See also: defense
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Late Latin dēfēnsa, from Latin dēfendō.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /de.fɑ̃s/
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Noun
[edit]défense f (plural défenses)
- defence (action of defending or protecting from attack, danger or injury, or any means for that purpose)
- (law) defence
- (sports) defence
- prohibition (often on signs informing onlookers that an activity is forbidden)
- défense de fumer ― no smoking
- défense de stationner ― no parking
- (nautical) fender
- 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.
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “défense”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Swedish
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[edit]Noun
[edit]défense c
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