Abwehr-

Ạb|wehr-:

a#b|wehr|be|reit

adj (Mil, fig) Abwehr- sein → to be ready to take defensive action

A#b|wehr|be|reit|schaft

f (Mil) → readiness to take defensive action; die Abwehr- des Körpers → the body’s defences pl (Brit) → or defenses pl (US)

A#b|wehr|dienst

m → counterintelligence service

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Ạb|wehr-:

A#b|wehr|feh|ler

m (Sport) → defensive error

A#b|wehr|hal|tung

f (Sport, Psych) (= Einstellung) → defensiveness; (= Körperhaltung) → defensive posture; sich in Abwehr- befinden → to be on the defensive

A#b|wehr|hand|lung

f → defence (Brit) → or defense (US) → reaction

A#b|wehr|kampf

m (Mil, Sport) → defence (Brit), → defense (US); ein Abwehr- → a defensive action

A#b|wehr|kräf|te

pl (Physiol) → (the body’s) defences pl (Brit) → or defenses pl (US)

A#b|wehr|me|cha|nis|mus

m (Psych) → defence (Brit) → or defense (US) → mechanism

A#b|wehr|ra|ke|te

f → anti-aircraft missile

A#b|wehr|re|ak|ti|on

f (Psych) → defence (Brit) → or defense (US) → reaction

a#b|wehr|schwach

adj

(Sport) → weak in defence (Brit) → or defense (US), → with a poor defence (Brit) → or defense (US); das ist eine Abwehr-e Mannschaft → that’s a team with a poor defence (Brit) → or defense (US)

(Med) → immunosuppressed

A#b|wehr|spe|zi|a|list(in)

m(f) (in Geheimdienst) → counterespionage expert; (Mil) → defence (Brit) → or defense (US) → expert; (Sport) → defensive expert

A#b|wehr|spiel

nt (Sport) → defensive play

A#b|wehr|spie|ler(in)

m(f) → defender

a#b|wehr|stark

adj (Sport) → strong in defence (Brit) → or defense (US); das ist eine Abwehr-e Mannschaft → they’re a good defensive team