guard

guard
guard [{{t}}gɑ:d]
1 noun
(a) (person) gardien m, garde m; (group) garde f;
prison guard gardien m de prison;
call out the guard! appelez la garde!;
guard of honour garde f d'honneur
(b) (watch) garde f;
to be on guard (duty) être de garde;
to mount (a) guard monter la garde;
to mount guard on or over veiller sur;
the military kept guard over the town les militaires gardaient la ville;
to stand guard monter la garde;
the changing of the guard la relève de la garde;
there was a heavy police guard for the president's visit il y avait d'importantes forces de police pour la visite du président
(c) (supervision) garde f, surveillance f;
to keep a prisoner under guard garder un prisonnier sous surveillance;
to put a guard on sb/sth faire surveiller qn/qch;
the prisoners were taken under guard to the courthouse les prisonniers furent emmenés sous escorte au palais de justice
(d) (attention) garde f;
on guard! (in fencing) en garde!;
to be on one's guard être sur ses gardes;
we must warn him to be on guard against robbers nous devons lui dire de faire attention aux voleurs;
how can you put him on (his) guard? comment le mettre en garde?;
to catch sb off guard prendre qn au dépourvu;
his offer of help caught her off guard elle ne s'attendait pas à ce qu'il lui propose son aide;
keep your guard up! méfiez-vous!;
to drop or to lower one's guard relâcher sa surveillance
(e) {{}}British{{}} {{}}Railways{{}} chef m de train
(f) (protective device → on machine) dispositif m de sûreté ou de protection; (→ personal) protection f
2 transitive verb
(a) (watch over → prisoner) garder
(b) (defend → fort, town, entrance) garder, défendre;
the house was heavily guarded la maison était étroitement surveillée
(c) (protect → life, reputation) protéger;
to guard sb against danger protéger qn d'un danger;
guard the letter with your life veille bien sur cette lettre
(d) (in games) garder
3 Guards plural noun
{{}}Military{{}} (regiment) Garde f royale (britannique);
he's in the Guards il est dans les régiments de la Garde royale
►► guard dog chien m de garde;
{{}}Military{{}} Guards officer officier m de la Garde royale;
{{}}British{{}} guard's van fourgon m du chef de train
guard against inseparable transitive verb
se protéger contre ou de, se prémunir contre;
to guard against doing sth se garder de faire qch;
plastic sheets help guard against frost des housses en plastique aideront à protéger du gel;
how can we guard against such accidents (happening)? comment éviter ou empêcher (que) de tels accidents (arrivent)?

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  • guard — or middle guard [gärd] vt. [LME garde < the n.] 1. to keep safe from harm; watch over and protect; defend; shield 2. to watch over; specif., a) to keep from escape or trouble b) to hold in check; control; restrain c) Sports to keep (an… …   English World dictionary

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  • guard´ed|ly — guard|ed «GAHR dihd», adjective. 1. kept safe; carefully watched over; defended; protected. SYNONYM(S): watched. 2. careful; prudent; cautious: »“Maybe” was his guarded answer to my question …   Useful english dictionary

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