we were defending
-défendions
Past progressive we conjugation of defend.

defend

It turns out we were defending ourselves from people like him.
- De gens comme lui. - Il savait pas ce qu'il faisait.
It turns out we were defending ourselves from people like him.
- De gens comme lui.
Some time ago, we were defending the Champagne designation - and rightly so - prohibiting even the use of the term 'Champagne-type' .
Il y a quelque temps c'est l'appellation champagne que nous avons défendue - et avec raison - interdisant même l'appellation champenoise.
Indeed, as MEPs, we were defending a solid budget for the ministers of the environment, while they were giving the impression that they did not really want it.
En effet, en tant que parlementaires, nous défendions un budget solide pour les ministres de l'environnement, alors que ceux-ci donnaient l'impression de ne pas trop en vouloir.
I appeal to my fellow Members to use the powers of this Parliament, the new powers that we have, with full responsibility, in order to truly be able to face 500 million citizens and tell them that we were defending their security.
J'invite mes collègues députés à utiliser les pouvoirs de ce Parlement, les nouveaux pouvoirs dont nous disposons, en assumant pleinement leur responsabilité, pour pouvoir regarder 500 millions de citoyens droit dans les yeux et leur dire que nous défendons leur sécurité.
We were defending what is ours, our human rights.
Nous défendons ce qui est à nous, nos droits humains, C'est notre grand crime".
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