défense
See also: defense
French
Etymology
From Old French, borrowed from Late Latin defensa, from Latin defendo.
Pronunciation
Noun
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
- défense de fumer
- no smoking
- (nautical) fender
- tusk (of animal)
Related terms
Further reading
- “défense”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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