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defend oneself Used for defending or protecting oneself.
PO: Ela sabe se defender.
EN: She knows how to defend herself.

Agora ele precisa se defender.

Now he needs to defend himself.

— F1: O Filme (2025)

Nosso dever é lutar por quem não pode se defender.

Our duty is to fight for those who cannot defend themselves.

— Questão de Honra (1992)

Se defender?

Defend yourself?

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Vocês têm que se defender.

You have to defend yourselves.

Você teve que se defender dele?

Did you have to defend yourself against him?

— Uma Mulher Fantástica (2017)

Não pode mais se defender sozinho?

Can't he defend himself anymore?

— Leviatã (2014)

Ele quer se defender, e se vingar.

He wants to defend himself and get revenge.

— A Queda! As Últimas Horas de Hitler (2004)

Israel tem que se defender.

Israel has to defend itself.

— O Grupo Baader Meinhof (2008)

Rohan tem de se defender.

Rohan has to defend himself.

— O Senhor dos Anéis: As Duas Torres (2002)

Gina tem idade para se defender sozinha.

Gina is old enough to defend herself.

— O Fabuloso Destino de Amélie Poulain (2001)

O Mike sabe se defender.

Mike knows how to defend himself.

Tom nem sequer tentou se defender.

Tom didn't even try to defend himself.

Tom precisa aprender a se defender.

Tom needs to learn how to defend himself.

Tom não podia se defender.

Tom couldn't defend himself.

Michael, a Europa realmente tem condição de se defender?

Michael, is Europe really capable of defending itself?

— Alerta Lobo (2019)

Mas foi pra se defender, foi legítima defesa!

But it was to defend himself—it was self-defense!

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)