защищать in English:

I protected you

He has in his possession films that were never distributed to cinemas to protect them against piracy.

This means that if you try to protect yourself too much, you will only make bigger mistakes.

Imogen of the Internet is torn between filling out the music sections of all her online profiles and ensuring that none of her friends will have ever heard of her favorite bands in order to protect their precious obscurity.

Because we reject the same thing that people of all faiths reject: the killing of innocent men, women, and children. And it is my first duty as President to protect the American people.

The most instinctive act of nearly every creature is to protect its young, and with humans, this response persists for a lifetime.

The dignity of man is inviolable. To respect and protect it is the duty of all state authority.

That is why the U.S. government has gone to court to protect the right of women and girls to wear the hijab, and to punish those who would deny it.

In ancient Rome, the bodyguards who surrounded the wealthy and powerful to protect them when they walked the streets, were called satellites.

Wanting to protect me from myself is about as ingenious as saving a fish from drowning.

Didn't your mother teach you anything? When you meet with scary people always protect your wallet and your arsehole!

I always have a tennis racquet, so if a bat flies near me, I can protect myself.

The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic.

She went to karate lessons to learn how to defend herself in case of an assault.

We have to defend the country against our enemies.

I had to defend my decision

The army was sent in to defend the country against enemy attack. [often reflexive] She tried to defend herself with a knife. He has hired two lawyers to defend him in court.