🇬🇧🇪🇸 defence - defensa : English Lesson

Meaning of "defence" ("defensa"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Defence is what you say or show to prove that you are not guilty of doing something bad. When someone thinks you broke a rule, your defence is your side of the story, your reasons, and any proof that you are actually innocent or that it was an accident.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My defence for eating all the cookies was that they looked lonely sitting in the jar.

His defence for snoring in class was that his brain was downloading knowledge in sleep mode.

The baby’s defence for throwing food was that gravity needed more practice.

Her defence for wearing mismatched socks was that her feet have different personalities.

My defence for not sharing my fries is that they are in a committed relationship with my stomach.

Sam stood by the shattered window, cheeks wet, as neighbours shouted. He raised a glove as a first defence. He showed the ball with dog marks as a second defence. He played a phone video as a third defence. His final defence — the dog at the gate — made one neighbour smile; the last defence cleared him.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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