defend

verteidigen

To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.; To ward off attacks against (something or someone)

• I had to defend myself.

  Ich musste mich verteidigen.

  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

• I have to defend myself.

  Ich muss mich verteidigen.

  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

verteidigen

To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.; To ward off attacks from (something or someone)

verteidigen

To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of

verteidigen

To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused)

verteidigen

To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring

verteidigen

Mostly in tests. The action of not putting force into hitting a shot, but to conserve energy and wear down bowlers so they can attack laterselten

verteidigen

To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did in the previous instance of that competitionselten

verteidigen

To call a raise from the big blindselten

verteidigen

To ward off, repel (an attack or attacker)selten

verteidigen

To prevent, to keep (from doing something)selten