<title type="display">defensive</title> Pronúncia: dɪ'fɛnsɪv adjective defensiu. noun defensiva. to (be \ stand) on the defensive estar a la defensiva.
<title type="display">defer</title><lbl type="homograph">1</lbl> Pronúncia: dɪ'fɜːʳ transitive verb [-rr-] ajornar, diferir. [conscript] prorrogar. to defer something to a later date deixar alguna cosa per a un altre dia. Vegeu també:defer2
<title type="display">defer</title><lbl type="homograph">2</lbl> intransitive verb [-rr-] to defer to deferir. atenir-se a, sotmetre's a. to defer to someone's opinion atenir-se al parer d'algú. Vegeu també:defer1
<title type="display">deference</title> Pronúncia: ˈdɛfərəns noun deferència, respecte. in deference to, out of deference to per deferència a, per respecte a. with all due deference to you amb tot el respecte.
<title type="display">deferential</title> Pronúncia: ˈdɛfə'rɛnʃəl; US: ˈdɛfə'rɛntʃəl adjective deferent, respectuós.