English-French translations for defence

• défense
  Sans une Europe de la défense, la défense de l'Europe sera menacée. Without a Europe of defence, defence in Europe will be threatened.
  La seule défense est la coopération. The only defence is cooperation.
  4,3 % du PIB grec passe à la défense. 4.3% of Greece's GDP goes on defence.
• soutenance

Definition of defence

• The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury
• Something used to oppose attacks
• An argument in support or justification of something
• A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; ''contrasted with'offence
• Government policy or structure related to the military
• Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance
• To furnish with defences; to fortify

Examples

• Department of Defence

Related words

• self-defence
• defenceless
• defenceman
• defence policy
• defence forces
• defence minister defense minister
• defence accord
• defence mechanism
• defence in depth