braníti to defend (pred from, proti against); to protect; to shield; (prepovedati) to prohibit, to forbid
braníti komu to restrain someone (from doing something), to forbid someone (to do something); (na sodišču) to defend, to advocate, to plead for
braníti svojo pravico to maintain one's right
braníti se to defend oneself, (upirati se) to resist, to withstand
braníti se česa (odklanjati) to refuse, to decline
tudi najmirnejši človek se brani, če je napaden (figurativno) even a worm will turn