How to pronounce defences
Listen to defences in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“defences” in real sentences
264 clips in the index · 246 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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result of inadequate flood defences.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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Strong countries need strong defences.
UK Parliament · hear it here
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Psychotherapy works with this concept known as "defences" or "defense mechanisms."
Big Think · hear it here
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breaching its defences for the first time in more than 200 years.
ABC News In-depth · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of defences. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.