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to protect or support someone or something against attack, criticism, etc.

defender, proteger

• take somebody's side

Collocations defend one's rights · defend a thesis

• He defended his client in court.

  Él defendió a su cliente en el tribunal.

used to show that one word is an abbreviation for another, or that two words have the same meaning but are different forms of each other.

abreviatura de, significa

• X is def Y

• 'Def' is short for 'definition'.

  'Def' es una abreviatura de 'definición'.

to play as a defender in sports such as football or hockey.

jugar como defensa

Collocations defend the goal

• He has been defending for his team since he was a teenager.

  Ha estado jugando como defensa para su equipo desde que era adolescente.

to argue in favor of something, or to try to prove that it is true.

argumentar a favor de, probar que es cierto

• take somebody's side

• She def the idea that we should cut back on spending.

  Ella argumentó a favor de la idea de que deberíamos reducir los gastos.

to find the value of something in mathematics.

resolver, calcular

Collocations def an equation

• We need to def the integral.

  Necesitamos resolver la integral.

to remove or delete something from a computer system.

eliminar, borrar

Collocations def a file

• The program defed the old data.

  El programa eliminó los datos antiguos.

to play a musical instrument in a particular way, often to make it sound better or more interesting.

tocar de manera especial

Collocations def a guitar

• He defed the piano beautifully.

  Él tocó el piano de manera espectacular.

to be or become something, often used to express an opinion about someone or something.

ser o convertirse en algo

Collocations def as a hero

• He defed as the best player in the league.

  Él fue considerado como el mejor jugador de la liga.