What is defensa? defensa is Defense
What is Defense?
Fortification, instrument for defense: ravaged the city's defenses.
Amparo, protection: a baby needs the defense of an adult.
- biol. Conjunto de mecanismos con el que los organismos se protegen de determinados agentes físico-químicos y biológicos dañinos. Más en pl.: está bajo de defensas.
Biol. Set of mechanisms with which organisms protect themselves from certain harmful physical-chemical and biological agents. More in pl.: it's low on defenses.
Amer. Car bumper: arrived with dented defense.
- legítima defensa der. Circunstancia eximente de culpabilidad en ciertos delitos: lo mató en legítima defensa.
self-defense der. Circumstance exempt from guilt in certain crimes: he killed him in self-defense.