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Meanings of
defensive attitude
in inglés
catalán
actitud defensiva
español
actitud defensiva
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An attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
defensive
español
actitud defensiva
Usage of
defensive attitude
in inglés
1
The monster flapped its wings and startled him into a
defensive
attitude
.
2
The firm
defensive
attitude
of the people of Lawrence had produced its effect.
3
The protectress appeared-possiblyfrom her
defensive
attitude
-
the
superior
of her companion.
4
After its surrender they fell back and resumed a
defensive
attitude
.
5
So crude a distribution would have meant a purely
defensive
attitude
.
6
While this was going on, I had resumed my
defensive
attitude
.
7
He came out and stood beside them in a sort of alert
defensive
attitude
.
8
Cocking their rifles and putting themselves in a
defensive
attitude
,
they prepare for battle.
9
Instead a narrow, conservative and highly
defensive
attitude
was adopted.
10
Her brother, motionless in a
defensive
attitude
,
protected her retreat.
11
What it does involve in both cases is a
defensive
attitude
;
a vigilance on the frontiers.
12
The more he thought of it the warmer became his
defensive
attitude
toward the unknown Alice.
13
He maintained a strictly
defensive
attitude
,
and did not cross the bounds of the Roman province.
14
He did not even trouble to place himself in a better
defensive
attitude
against possible attack.
15
At the same time, the
defensive
attitude
adopted at the beginning of the Somme campaign was repudiated.
16
Keep the soul in a
defensive
attitude
.
Other examples for "defensive attitude"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
defensive
attitude
defensive
Adjective
Noun
Translations for
defensive attitude
catalán
actitud defensiva
español
actitud defensiva
defensiva
Defensive attitude
through the time
Defensive attitude
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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