to defending

You die a hero, defending the town.

Tu meurs en héros, en défendant la ville.

— A Dog's Will (2000)

He was defending her.

Il la défendait.

— To Live (1994)

They defend their errors as if they were defending their inheritance.

Ils défendent leurs erreurs comme s'il s'agissait de leur héritage.

Don't talk to me about defending the Battalion.

Ne me parle pas de défendre le bataillon.

— Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)

Defending what was ours.

Défendre ce qui était à nous.

— Mondays in the Sun (2002)

I'm not the one defending the Nazi.

Ce n’est pas moi qui défends le nazi.

— Nuremberg (2025)

There are other things defending the Stone, aren't there?

Il y a d’autres choses qui protègent la Pierre, n’est-ce pas ?

— Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

They have died defending it.

Ils sont morts en le défendant.

— The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

No one is defending my country.

Personne ne défend mon pays.

Great, you're defending her.

Super, tu la défends.

— Gully Boy (2019)