Translation for "stand up for" to spanish
Translation examples
It’s hard to stand up for yourself sometimes.
A veces es difícil defenderse uno mismo.
She had a pleasant manner, but had learned to stand up for herself.
Sus modales eran agradables, pero había aprendido a defenderse.
I’ve always admired a woman who can stand up for herself.
Siempre he admirado a las mujeres que saben defenderse solas.
He needed to learn to stand up for himself." "Indeed he did.
Tenía que aprender a defenderse solo. - Y no cabe duda de que lo ha hecho.
“It’s because he’s a Hornsby that he needs to stand up for himself.
Justamente por ser un Hornsby necesita saber defenderse solo.
His mother had taught him to stand up for himself and for others, especially girls.
Su madre le había enseñado a defenderse y a defender a los demás, sobre todo a las chicas.
He or she protected them until they were old enough to stand up for themselves.
Él o ella lo protegían hasta que era lo bastante grande como para defenderse por sus propios medios.
verb
“I need to stand up for my friends.”
—Tengo que defender a mis amigas.
You have to stand up for what’s right.
«Tienes que defender lo que es correcto».
I was standing up for a principle.
Quise defender una cuestión de principios.
What was the principle you were standing up for?
¿Qué principios eran esos que quisiste defender?
Was it now his time to stand up for the truth?
¿Había llegado la hora de defender la verdad?
But women could stand up for their rights, too;
Pero las mujeres también podían defender sus derechos;
Dave yells. “And you’re going to stand up for them?
—grita Dave—. ¿Y tú los vas a defender?
Do some good, stand up for what’s right.
Hacer el bien, defender lo que es justo.
There are times when we have to stand up for those we love.
Hay veces en las que hay que defender a quienes queremos.
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