Defensa in english
pronunciation: dɪfendɪŋ part of speech: adjective
defensa1 = defence [defense, -USA] ; plea ; advocacy ; championship ; crusade ; championing ; affirmation ; apologia ; bulwark.
Example: The only defense that Panizzi was able to muster in this case was to cite the authorities instead of the reasons he followed.Example: Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.Example: However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.Example: Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.Example: The Thatcher government's crusade for privatisation is also hitting British libraries.Example: Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.Example: This article argues that the OTA report, despite its affirmation of public access to information, is unlikely to cause a redeployment of resources unless librarians argue vociferously that there is a real need for this information.Example: The article 'apologia for alternatives' examines the situation where professional standards may have to give way to commercial interests.Example: Thus our freedom has prompted many to think of libraries as 'a great instrument and bulwark of democracy'.more:
» actitud de defensa = defensiveness .
Example: Passive managerial techniques foster discontent and disrespect among staff members, and aggressive techniques create defensiveness, mistrust, and hostility.» actuar en defensa de la profesión = advocacy .
Example: However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.» actuar en defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios = library advocacy .
Example: The rationale underpinning library funding should be stated explicitly in legislation which should provide a powerful platform for library advocacy.» actuar en defensa propia = act in + self-defence .
Example: A police officer accused of assaulting a group of party-goers said he acted in self defence, a court was told today.» alegar defensa = muster + defense .
Example: The only defense that Panizzi was able to muster in this case was to cite the authorities instead of the reasons he followed.» bajar las defensas = lower + Posesivo + defences ; drop + Posesivo + defences .
Example: Medieval physicians thought that an old man's blood became dry and cold -- a state which lowered his defences and increased the risk of infection. Example: Now he has dropped his defences AJ walks around his old stamping ground without fear.» decir en defensa de = say in + defence of .
Example: What has been said in defense of full titles may be true, that 'it takes longer to abridge a title than to copy it in full'.» defensa aérea = air defence .
Example: During the last years of the Great War, sound detectors played an increasingly important part in the air defences of all the belligerents.» defensa antiaérea = air defence .
Example: During the last years of the Great War, sound detectors played an increasingly important part in the air defences of all the belligerents.» defensa bioquímica = biodefence [biodefense, -USA] .
Example: The article 'From bioweapon to biodefense' reports on a pilot scientometric project whose goal was to trace changes in biodefence research and the activities of its main players, Russia and the USA.» defensa con misiles = missile defence .
Example: President Bush has begun in earnest his sales pitch to America and the rest of the world for missile defence.» defensa costera = coastal defence ; sea defence .
Example: The article deals with the role of the coastal defence system in coastal navigation. Example: She has hit out at the shoddy work that was carried out recently to try and improve the sea defences in Blackrock.» defensa de intereses = lobbying .
Example: The network is fairly well developed and lobbying initiatives on policies affecting all or a group of local authorities have stemmed from this source.» defensa de la profesión = advocacy .
Example: However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.» defensa del consumidor = consumer protection .
Example: Europe Environment carries useful reports on the activities of the lobby groups in the environmental, consumer protection and research fields.» defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios = library advocacy .
Example: The rationale underpinning library funding should be stated explicitly in legislation which should provide a powerful platform for library advocacy.» defensa de tesis = dissertation defence ; thesis defence .
Example: This paper attempts to deal with these issues by means of an in-depth analysis of the tape recorded transcripts of a dissertation defense. Example: After the thesis defence, the student will therefore sign a document, whereby he or she, as author, permits the consultation and the lending of the thesis.» defensa de tesis doctoral = doctoral thesis defence ; doctoral dissertation defence ; PhD dissertation defence ; PhD thesis defence .
Example: Students enrolled in the program will have to complete a doctoral thesis as well as a doctoral thesis defense. Example: The doctoral dissertation defense tests the candidate's ability to communicate the specific research project and its implications to a broad scholarly audience. Example: It is normal to be anxious before you have to face your PhD dissertation defense session. Example: In most cases, the committee for the preliminary exam will also be the committee for the PhD thesis defense.» defensa nacional = national defence .
Example: This project was undertaken to see which resources were available in Canadian public libraries on the general issues of world peace, nuclear disarmament, the arms race, the nuclear threat, national defence policy.» defensa personal = self-defence [self-defense, -USA] .
Example: She holds that war is just if conducted for just ends (self-defence and the righting of wrongs).» defensa propia = self-defence [self-defense, -USA] .
Example: She holds that war is just if conducted for just ends (self-defence and the righting of wrongs).» defensas marítimas = maritime defences .
Example: Britain's maritime defences are not properly resourced or co-ordinated to deal with the threat of terrorist attack, MPs has warned.» defensas naturales = natural defences ; natural defences .
Example: Various responses to stress can damage the body's natural defences against disease. Example: Various responses to stress can damage the body's natural defences against disease.» defensa solapada = plug .
Example: I don't want my former remarks to be interpreted as a plug for title entry for serials.» Departamento de Defensa = Department of Defense (DOD) [Equivalente en los Estados Unidos al Ministerio de Defensa en España] .
Example: ARPANet is the precursor to the Internet, developed in the late 60's and early 70's by the US Department of Defense.» departamento de defensa del consumidor = consumer protection department .
Example: Most CACs occupied office-type accommodation in town halls, libraries and consumer protection departments.» el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence .
Example: If attack is the best form of defence, then the US military establishment is on the warpath in cyberspace.» en defensa = defensively .
Example: Liverpool might have problems scoring goals but defensively we are looking very strong.» en defensa de = in defence of .
Example: He is known for his work both as a poet, essayist and as a teacher, as well as for his polemical outspokenness, especially in defence of Zionism.» en defensa propia = in self-defence .
Example: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.» estrategia de defensa = defence strategy .
Example: Safety in numbers serves as a defense strategy in many organisms, as aggregation can reduce the probability of predation for individual group members.» fuerzas de defensa, las = defence forces, the .
Example: As per estimates, the demand for armoured vehicles in the defence forces is pegged at about 2000 vehicles per year.» gasto en defensa = defence spending .
Example: Pakistan's government jacked up defence spending in a new budget Friday that set a deficit of four per cent of GDP.» gastos de defensa = defence spending .
Example: Pakistan's government jacked up defence spending in a new budget Friday that set a deficit of four per cent of GDP.» industria de defensa, la = defence industry, the [defense industry, -USA] .
Example: 'Aerospace Online' is a network of aerospace intelligence databases providing current, historical and forecast information on the aerospace/defence industry = "Aerospace Online" es una red de bases de datos con información confidencial sobre el espacio que ofrece información actual, histórica y de pronóstico sobre la industria aeroespacial y de defensa.» legítima defensa = self-defence [self-defense, -USA] .
Example: She holds that war is just if conducted for just ends (self-defence and the righting of wrongs).» línea de defensa = line of defence .
Example: Lines of defence include the protection of the boot process with keyboard modification to disable any keys that can be used to interrupt the boot process.» mecanismo de defensa = defence mechanism [defense mechanism, -USA] .
Example: According to these results, it is suggested that both chemicals examined could damage hemocytes and further influence the defense mechanism of prawns = De acuerdo con estos resultados, se sugiere que ambos productos químicos examinados podrían dañar a los hemocitos y además influir en el mecanismo de defensa de las gambas.» Ministerio de Defensa = Ministry of Defence (MOD) .
Example: The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense and Aviation, which contracts for management of military hospitals, responded to the libraries' needs for more complete and extensive journal holdings.» ministro de defensa = defence minister .
Example: Defence Minister Ehud Barak has called on the Prime Minister to stand down over corruption allegations.» movimiento en defensa de los derechos de la mujer = women's rights movement .
Example: Historians have generally held that before the Civil War the popular press did little to help the women's rights movements.» movimiento en defensa de los derechos de los animales = animal rights movement .
Example: The animal rights movement is opposed to all forms of animal exploitation and abuse.» preparar una defensa = mount + a defence .
Example: The author mounts a spirited defence of the National Library of Australia future collecting priorities.» primera línea de defensa, la = first line of defence, the .
Example: The obvious first line of defence is for librarians, agents and journal publishers to join forces to point up the decline in library provision.» salir en defensa de = stand up for ; stick out + Posesivo + neck (for) [También usado en el orden stick + Posesivo + neck out (for)] ; stick up for .
Example: The author argues that librarians should stand up for their patrons. Example: But commercial businesses do this all the time: somebody sticks a neck out, and gets promoted or loses neck depending on results. Example: He states that he has always admired Woody Allen, explaining that when he first saw his films he was happy to see that someone was sticking up for the little guy.» secretario de defensa = defence minister .
Example: Defence Minister Ehud Barak has called on the Prime Minister to stand down over corruption allegations.» sistema de defensa = defence system .
Example: It was part of an artificial defense system, a buffer zone to slow down enemy incursions.» sistema de defensa aérea = air defence system .
Example: It will be difficult for an air invasion because the Russian air defense system is considered the best air defense system in the world.» sistema de defensa antiaérea = air defence system .
Example: It will be difficult for an air invasion because the Russian air defense system is considered the best air defense system in the world.» Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia = Office of Fair Trade .
Example: After due diligence, tax and regulatory processes, the recent approval of the Office of Fair Trade in the United Kingdom has made completion possible.» tribunal de defensa de tesis = thesis defence committee .
Example: A proposal of the dissertation research must be presented to and approved by the thesis defense committee.» tribunal de defensa de tesis doctoral = PhD dissertation defence committee ; doctoral dissertation defence committee ; PhD thesis defence committee ; doctoral thesis defence committee .
Example: The PhD Dissertation Defense Committee is comprised of the dissertation advisor and a minimum of four other graduate faculty members. Example: The doctoral dissertation defense committeeº is comprised of a minimum of four and a maximum of seven members. Example: It is customary that this committee will meet once a year to discuss the candidate's progress, and will form the PhD thesis defense committee. Example: I would also like to thank all examiners from my doctoral thesis defence committee for their invaluable comments.» última línea de defensa, la = last line of defence, the .
Example: These tank traps were the last line of defence against an enemy sea invasion of the coast during World War II.defensa2 = defender ; defensive player.
Example: The law says a corner kick is awarded when a defender last touches the ball before it goes out over his own goal line.Example: If you watch a lot of football, you can see the defensive players play with a lot of passion.more:
» defensa central = centre-back .
Example: Former Manchester United centre-back Rio Ferdinand has admitted he was upset at being overlooked for the captaincy by the coach.» ser malo en defensa = be poor defensively .
Example: We are poor defensively, we don't create enough chances and we don't score enough goals.» tener una defensa mala = be poor defensively .
Example: We are poor defensively, we don't create enough chances and we don't score enough goals.