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Meaning: [defence in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/defence/). - L'homme plaida la légitime **défense**. The man pleaded self-**defence**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#45301](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/45301) [\#839692](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/839692)) - Quand les pavés, destinés à la **défense** suprême, furent en place, Enjolras fit porter au premier étage les bouteilles qu'il avait placées sous la table où était Mabeuf. When the stones destined to the final **defence** were in place, Enjolras had the bottles which he had set under the table where Mabeuf lay, carried to the first floor. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 26650) - La seule **défense** est la coopération. The only **defence** is cooperation. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 948481) - Soutient vos **défenses** naturelles Supports your natural **defences** ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2109460) - Ministère de la **défense** nationale Ministry of National **Defence** ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 27017934) ## aircraft Used about 2 238 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 2 238). Meaning: [aircraft in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/aircraft/). - Les avions de combat israéliens ont essuyé le feu des **défenses** antiaériennes de l ' armée libanaise. The Israeli warplanes were opposed by ground anti-**aircraft** fire from the Lebanese Army. ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 21553720) - 11 heures Des avions de chasse des Forces de **défenses** israéliennes ont volé à haute altitude en provenance du sud et en direction du nord. An IDF recce **Aircraft** crossed Lebanese airspace abeam the sea from above AL NAQOURA towards the EAST and circled over the SOUTH, and left at 15.50 hrs from above RMAISH. ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 16440675) ## air Used about 92 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 92). Meaning: [air in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/air/). - Il est facile de dire que nous interviendrons rapidement, mais même la mise en place d'une zone d'exclusion aérienne implique d'envoyer des avions de combat pour détruire les **défenses** aériennes libyennes au sol. Of course, it is easy to say that we will intervene quickly, but even the implementation of a no-fly zone requires us to take the decision to put warplanes in the **air** and destroy the Libyan air force on the ground. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1513870) ## acting Used about 79 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 79). - Agit pour le compte de la DIO (Organisation des industries de la **défense**). **Acting** on behalf of Defense Industries Organisation (DIO). ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2184671) ## off Used about 1 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1). Meaning: [off in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/off/). - Dixième match, une autre **défense** russe (Petroff), septième match nul. Carlsen 6.5 - Nepo 3.5. Demain, jeudi est un jour de congé. Tenth game, another Russian (Petroff) defense, seventh draw. Carlsen 6.5 - Nepo 3.5. Tomorrow, Thursday is a day **off**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#10551034](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10551034) [\#10551041](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10551041)) ## drove Used about 1 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 1). Meaning: [drove in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/drove/). - Les bergers arrivèrent, et les chassèrent. Alors Moïse se leva, prit leur **défense**, et fit boire leur troupeau. The shepherds came and **drove** them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EXO 2:17) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - Pourquoi n'as-tu pas pris ma **défense** ? Why didn't you stand up for me? ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#8839701](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8839701) [\#10518486](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10518486)) - Tom tira sur le rongeur sans **défense** avec son pistolet à plomb. Tom shot the helpless rodent with his BB gun. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by aperitero and Eccles17 · checked, community translation · [\#6614783](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6614783) [\#6614871](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6614871)) - La **défense** de l'équipe est insuffisante cette saison. The team's defense this season is wanting. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#12864796](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12864796) [\#12864802](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12864802)) ## Grammar Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [translating between English and French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-fr/) · [translating from French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-fr/) · [translating into English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-en/). ## About these examples Translations are found by how often the two words stand in the same sentence pairs, and the highlighted words are matched automatically: both are approximate. Counts are estimated from a sample of each source. 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