defense secretary
n.
ministre de la Défense Nationale
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Department of Defense
n (US) ministère m de la Défense nationale
Translation English - French Collins Dictionary
defence , (British) defense (US)
(=protection)
[+people] défense f
→ They carried sticks for defence.
→ The terrain gave little scope for defence.
→ By wielding a knife in defence you run the risk of prosecution.
defence against sth [+disease, recession, attack] défense contre qch
→ The immune system is our main defence against disease.
→ Diversity is the best defence against recession.
→ They produce the venom as a defence against attack by predators.
→ the body's defences against disease
to come to sb's defence prendre la défense de qn
→ None of his schoolmates came to his defence.
to spring to the defence of sb prendre la défense de qn
→ He sprang to the defence of the boy.
in defence of en défense de
→ the UN should authorise the use of power in defence of civilised order
[+country] défense f
→ the amount of government money spent on defence
→
Ministry of Defence
→
Department of Defense
(LAW, in court)
(=case) défense f
to conduct one's own defence assurer sa propre défense
→ He conducted his own defence.
witness for the defence témoin m à décharge
(LAW)
(=defending lawyers)
the defence la défense
→ The defence pleaded for leniency.
(=justification) justification f
→ a 5,000 word defence of government actions
→ The department has drawn up a defence of the policy.
in defence of sth
[speak, write] en défense de qch
→ He has given almost 500 speeches in defence of the euro
→ That is why he has written In Defence of Global Capitalism
in defence of sb à la défense de qn
(SPORT) défense f
→ Their defence has conceded 12 goals in six games.
[force, system] de défense
→ It recognizes that its defence forces are weak and poorly armed.
defence budget budget m de la défense
→ The American defence budget is larger than the next 15 biggest spenders put together.
defence spending dépenses fpl militaires
→ ... the president's request for an increase in defence spending.
→
defence secretary
(LAW)
[counsel, lawyer, attorney] de la défense
→ He blames defence lawyers for allowing dangerous criminals back into society.
→ The trial began. The defence attorney spoke first.
defence witness témoin m de la défense
→ The doctor was summoned as a defence witness.
defences
[+country] défenses fpl
→ the need to maintain Britain's defences
[+body] défenses fpl → You are more likely to get ill when your defences are low.
defense
n (US) →
defence
Department of Defense
n (US) ministère m de la Défense nationale
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