What does defender mean in Spanish?

The Spanish word

Me defendí.
I defended myself.

Defendieron su país.
They defended their country.

Voy a defender a Tom.
I'm going to defend Tom.

Me estaba defendiendo.
I was defending myself.

Johnson defendió sus políticas.
Johnson defended his policies.

Tom no intentó defender a Mary.
Tom didn't try to defend Mary.

Nosotros defendemos nuestra patria.
We defend our homeland. | We defend our country.

No te podés defender de la estupidez.
One cannot defend oneself against stupidity. | You cannot defend yourself against stupidity.

No te puedes defender de la estupidez.
You cannot defend yourself against stupidity. | One cannot defend oneself against stupidity.

Nosotros vamos a defender nuestro país.
We are going to defend our country.

No puedo creer que lo estés defendiendo.
I can't believe you're defending him.

Él defendió a su amigo de todas las críticas.
He defended his friend from all criticism.

Este alcalde no defiende los intereses de los ciudadanos.
This mayor doesn't defend the citizens' interests.

Debemos defender a nuestro país de agresiones extranjeras.
We have to defend our country from the foreign aggression.

Es un fuerte construido para defender la ciudad de la invasión.
It's a fort built to defend the town from invasion.

No quiero vivir en un país que no quiere defender mis derechos.
I don't want to live in a country that doesn't want to defend my rights.

Los ciudadanos inmediatamente prepararon todo para defender la ciudad.
The citizens immediately prepared everything to defend the city.

Como oficial público usted ha hecho un juramento de sostener y defender la constitución.
As a public official you have sworn an oath to uphold and defend the constitution.

Recuerda que en la mayoría de los finales, el rey cambia de una pieza a defender a una pieza de ataque.
Remember that in most endgames, the king changes from a piece to be defended to an attacking piece.

	The Spanish word
	defender
	means
	to defend

	Examples:
	Me defendí. I defended myself.
	Defendieron su país. They defended their country.
	Voy a defender a Tom. I'm going to defend Tom.
	Me estaba defendiendo. I was defending myself.
	Johnson defendió sus políticas. Johnson defended his policies.
	Tom no intentó defender a Mary. Tom didn't try to defend Mary.
	Nosotros defendemos nuestra patria. We defend our homeland. \| We defend our country.
	No te podés defender de la estupidez. One cannot defend oneself against stupidity. \| You cannot defend yourself against stupidity.
	No te puedes defender de la estupidez. You cannot defend yourself against stupidity. \| One cannot defend oneself against stupidity.
	Nosotros vamos a defender nuestro país. We are going to defend our country.
	No puedo creer que lo estés defendiendo. I can't believe you're defending him.
	Él defendió a su amigo de todas las críticas. He defended his friend from all criticism.
	Este alcalde no defiende los intereses de los ciudadanos. This mayor doesn't defend the citizens' interests.
	Debemos defender a nuestro país de agresiones extranjeras. We have to defend our country from the foreign aggression.
	Es un fuerte construido para defender la ciudad de la invasión. It's a fort built to defend the town from invasion.
	No quiero vivir en un país que no quiere defender mis derechos. I don't want to live in a country that doesn't want to defend my rights.
	Los ciudadanos inmediatamente prepararon todo para defender la ciudad. The citizens immediately prepared everything to defend the city.
	Como oficial público usted ha hecho un juramento de sostener y defender la constitución. As a public official you have sworn an oath to uphold and defend the constitution.
	Recuerda que en la mayoría de los finales, el rey cambia de una pieza a defender a una pieza de ataque. Remember that in most endgames, the king changes from a piece to be defended to an attacking piece.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org