English-Spanish translations for stand up for

romper una lanza porDebemos romper una lanza por la libertad de culto. We must stand up for freedom of belief. Debemos romper una lanza por los ciudadanos –incluidos los políticos y los activistas de los derechos humanos– que están actualmente en prisión. We must stand up for the people – including politicians and human rights activists – who are currently incarcerated.

To speak or act in support or defense of (a person, a cause, a belief, or the like

She stood up for me when no one else would, and Ive never forgotten it.
Those who dont stand up for their rights are apt to lose them.
Though I disagreed with him, I respected him for standing up for what he believed in.

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