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обороняющийся adj. stresses
gen.	defender
amer.footb.	defensive (см. defensive lineman Taras)
mil.	defender (противник); standing on the defensive; defending (Alex_Odeychuk)
обороняться v
gen.	defend; act on the defensive; be on the defensive; stand on the defensive; be stand, act on the defensive; stand; defend oneself
Gruzovik	defend oneself
idiom.	be on one's heels (in a defensive position; from boxing, where a boxer might go back on his heels when he's defending himself, as opposed to being on his toes: In the early months of the war, with Ukraine's regular army on its heels, everyday Ukrainians filled the ranks of a partisan army that stopped an offensive by combined Russian-separatist forces. 4uzhoj)
mil.	make a stand; make resistance; offer resistance; put up resistance; resist; hold defensively
оборонять v
gen.	defend; hold
Makarov.	conduct a defence; organize a defence; put up a defence
math.	protect
mil.	defend (ся); maintain defense; stand on the defensive (ся); undertake the defense
обороняющий adj.
law	defendant
mil.	maintaining defense; standing on the defensive; undertaking the defense
обороняясь v
gen.	defensively

обороняющийся: 81 phrases in 16 subjects

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