se défendre

elle ne se défendit pas.
She did not resist.
La ville se défendit avec fierté, même si elle n'avait que trois canons et mérita le nom de Lionne d'Italie.
The City fiercely resisted with only three canons. It is for this reason it was given the name of Lioness of Italy.
Durant la dernière semaine de la CND, il y eût beaucoup d’indignations quand Singapour se défendit officiellement contre les critiques sur la violation des Droits de l’Homme, et confirma sa position.
During the last week of CND there was a lot of indignation when Singapore officially defended itself against criticism of violations of human rights, and asserted its position.
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