| Russian | English |
| в обороне | defensively (об игре: "I thought [Weber] had a solid game," Montreal coach Michel Therrien said. "He was good offensively, put the puck on the net for the Gallagher goal, but I thought defensively he was really, really solid out there." VLZ_58) |
| игра в обороне | piece of defending (The first of which was what has been described as a brilliant piece of defending from Virgil van Dijk as Moussa Sissoko spurned a glorious chance to give the visitors the lead inside the final 10 minutes at Anfield.  football.london aldrignedigen) |
| игра в обороне | defensive play (Юрий Гомон) |
| играть в обороне | keep it tight at the back (Black_Swan) |
| играть лучше в обороне | be better defensively |
| играть очень плотно в обороне | play lockdown defense (VLZ_58) |
| играть плохо в обороне | be bad defensively |
| отсиживаться в обороне | sit back on heels ("I thought our team did a great job of responding," Byron said. "You know, the third period we didn't sit back on our heels, we kept chasing the game, kept trying to score, and that was a huge two points for us." george serebryakov) |
| ошибка в обороне | defensive breakdown (защите VLZ_58) |
| при игре в обороне | defensively (maystay) |
| провал в обороне | defensive breakdown (maystay) |
| усилить игру в обороне | clamp down on defense (After trailing most of the way Monday night, the Pelicans pushed the pace and clamped down on defense to spark one final rally ... george serebryakov) |
| усилить игру в обороне | pick up defense ("We really picked up our defense," coach Alvin Gentry said. "We were able to run Korver off some of the shots he was making. george serebryakov) |
| усилить игру в обороне | turn up the defensive intensity (Utah turned up the defensive intensity in the first half, forcing the Nuggets into 10 turnovers and 1-of-13 shooting from 3-point range. george serebryakov) |
| уходить в глубокую оборону | defend too deep |
| хорошо действовать в обороне | be good defensively (VLZ_58) |
| цепкая игра в обороне | tenacious defensive play |
