Meaning of aizstāvēt | Babel Free
[ajstāːvɛ̂ːt]Definitions
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to defend (to act so as to protect something from physical harm, risk, dishonor, etc.) transitive
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to defend, to justify, to support (with evidence) transitive, usually
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to defend (to justify on the basis of one's research results, with one's arguments, with basic principles) transitive
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to defend (in a court of law, to argue against the charges in order to absolve or mitigate the guilt of the accused) transitive
Equivalents
Examples
“aizstāvēt dzimteni, valsti”
to defend (one's) homeland, (one's) country
“aizstāvēt brāļu, draugu”
to defend (one's) brother, (one's) friend
“aizstāvēt konkursā skolas godu”
to defend (one's) school's honor in the contest
“aizstāvēt savas dzimtenes sporta slavu”
to defend one's homeland's honor in sports
“pienaca štāba pavēle: sala jāaizstāv līdz pēdējam vīram”
orders came from the headquarters: the island must be defended to the last man
“aizstāvēt taisnību”
to defend the truth, what is right
“aizstāvēt savu izteikto domu”
to defend one's expressed thought
“aizstāvēt progresīvus centienus”
to defend progressive aspirations
“aizstāvēt darbaļauzu intereses”
to defend the interests of working people
“aizstāvēt mieru visā pasaulē”
to defend peace in the whole world
“viņi strīdējās, aizstāvēdami katrs savus ieskatus un plānus”
they quarrelled, each defending his opinions and plans
“rakstnieks ar visu savu talantu aizstāv franču strādnieku tiesības”
the writer defended with all his talent the rights of French workers
“aizstāvēt doktora disertāciju”
to defend a doctoral (Ph.D.) thesis
“students aizstāv kursa darbu”
the student is defending (his) coursework
“Sofija Ivanova sekmīgi aizstāvēja disertāciju”
Sofija Ivanova successfully defended (her) dissertation
“nebija viegli, piemēram, izstrādāt un aizstāvēt fantastisku projektu, kā izkausēt Antarktīdas ledus”
it was not easy, for instance, to develop and defend a fantastic proeject, like melting the Antarctic ice
“advokāts aizstāv apsūdzēto”
the lawyer defends the accused
“aizstāvot apsūdzēto, norādīt vainu mīkstinošos apstākļus”
to state mitigating circumstances in defense of (lit. while defending) the accused
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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