Polyglot Dictionary

defensa

/deˈfensa/

la noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las defensas

Meaning

  1. defence

    • La defensa del equipo es sólida.

      The team's defence is solid.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Abwehr

Abwehr is the German word for the same thing — both mean "defence."

German

Verteidigung

Verteidigung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "defence."

Portuguese

defesa

defesa is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "defence."

Practice

1 What does defensa mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ del equipo es sólida.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches defensa?

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