defence russian

• защи́та

  protection, safeguarding

  defence

  defence, backline

  defence (of a thesis)

• защи́тник

  defender, protector

  defence counsel, defence lawyer

  defender, back

  advocate, champion

• самооборо́на

  self-defence, self-defense

  self-defence

• самозащи́та

  self-defence, self-defense

  self-protection

• зени́тный

  anti-aircraft, air-defence

  zenith (attributive), zenithal

• противовозду́шный

  anti-aircraft, air-defence

• са́мбо

  unarmed self-defence

• обороноспосо́бность

  defence

• конве́рсия

  conversion, transformation

  defence conversion, conversion of military industry to civilian production

• противога́зовый

  anti-gas, gas-defence

• зашитник

  defender, protector, champion

  defence counsel, defence lawyer, counsel for the defence

  defender, back

  defender

• оборо́на

  defense, defensive position, defences

• уязви́мый

  vulnerable, defenceless, sensitive

• беззащи́тный

  defenceless, unprotected

• безору́жный

  unarmed, defenceless

• беззащи́тность

  defencelessness

Examples

• Напря́чь оборо́ну! Они иду́т!

  Tighten the defences! They're coming!

• Представи́тель защи́ты на суде́ заяви́л, что поли́ция вы́нудила его подзащитного созна́ться в соверше́нии преступле́ния.

  The defence attorney claimed that the police had coerced his client into confessing to the crime.

• Мэри брала́ уро́ки самооборо́ны.

  Mary took a self-defence class.

• Мэри ходи́ла на заня́тия по самооборо́не.

  Mary took a self-defence class.