défense
See also: defense
French
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Late Latin dēfēnsa, from Latin dēfendō.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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 (often on signs informing onlookers that an activity is forbidden)
- défense de fumer
- no smoking
- défense de stationner
- no parking
- (nautical) fender
- tusk (of animal)
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “défense”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]défense c
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