defence
(also USdefense
)noun
1 noun MIL, COMP, ECOL protective actioncosaint fem3 we have no defence against the sea níl aon chosaint againn in aghaidh na farraige, níl aon chosaint againn ón bhfarraigethe defence of the country cosaint na tírepeople who gave their lives in defence of freedom daoine a fuair bás ar son na saoirse 2 noun MIL, ECOL systems, equipmentcosaint fem3 defence systems córais chosantaShow full entry
3 noun GOV, POL against criticismcosaint fem3 he uses this as a defence against criticism úsáideann sé é seo mar chosaint ar cháineadhthe manager spoke in defence of the player labhair an bainisteoir ar son an imreorain my own defence I'd say he was going too fast má thig liom labhairt ar mo shon féin, déarfainn go raibh sé ag dul róthapa; ó mo thaobhsa de, déarfainn go raibh sé ag dul róthapain his defence, he did his best leis an gceart a thabhairt dó, rinne sé a dhícheall; lena cheart a thabhairt dó, rinne sé a dhícheallthe official came to the defence of the Department chosain an t-oifigeach an Roinnthe principal leapt to the defence of his teachers chosain an príomhoide a chuid múinteoirí láithreachhe made a strong defence of his policy chosain sé a pholasaí go tréan 4 noun LAW presented in courtcosaint fem3 he conducted his own defence rinne sé é féin a chosainther defence was strong bhí an chosaint a rinne sí láidirwitness for the defence finné ar son an chosantóra, finné ar thaobh na cosanta 5 noun LAW defendantcosantóir masc3 6 noun LAW defendant's teamcosaint fem3 dlíodóirí an chosantóracounsel for the defence abhcóide cosanta, abhcóide na gcosantóirídefence witness finné cosanta 7 noun MED, BIOL, PHYSIOL natural protectioncosaint fem3 the body's defence against disease cosaint an choirp ar ghalair 8 noun SPOR defending playerscosantóirí mpl3 cosaint fem3 that team has a really good defence tá cosantóirí den scoth ag an bhfoireann sinI usually play in defence imrím sa chosaint de ghnáth 9 noun SPOR of title, trophycosaint fem3 this was his first defence of the title ba é seo an chéad uair aige ag cosaint a chraoibhe 10 noun ED argument for researchcosaint fem3