difendere

defend

verb dee-FEHN-deh-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'defendere', to ward off

Also means

protect

Usage Note

Difendere means to defend or protect, used in law (difendere un cliente) and sport. Reflexive difendersi means to defend oneself or 'get by': me la cavo is similar. It is irregular: past participle difeso, passato remoto difesi.

Examples

"L'avvocato difende il suo cliente."

Natural Translation

The lawyer defends his client.

Literal Translation

The-lawyer defends the his client.

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