National Guard in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for National Guard in the English»French Dictionary

National Guard, NG N Am

National Guard

milice de volontaires au service de l'État et de la fédération

Translations for National Guard in the English»French Dictionary

I.guard [Brit ɡɑːd, Am ɡɑrd] N

1. guard (minder):

guard (for person)

surveillant/-e m/f

guard (for place, object)

gardien/-ienne m/f

2. guard:

guard (at prison)

gardien/-ienne m/f

guard (soldier)

garde m

3. guard MIL (duty):

guard

garde f

guard

surveillance f

to be on guard

être de garde

to go on guard

prendre son tour de garde

to come off guard

finir son tour de garde

to keep or stand guard

monter la garde (over auprès de)

to mount (a) guard over sb/sth

monter la garde auprès de qn/qc

the changing of the guard Brit

la relève de la garde

4. guard (watchfulness):

to drop or relax or lower one's guard

baisser la garde

to catch sb off guard

prendre qn au dépourvu

to be on one's guard

être sur ses gardes

to be on one's guard against sth

se méfier de qc

to be on one's guard against sth happening

veiller à ce que qc n'arrive pas

5. guard (group of soldiers, police etc):

to transport sth under an armed guard

transporter qc sous escorte armée

6. guard Brit RAIL:

guard

chef m de train

7. guard (for safety):

guard (on printer)

couvercle m

guard (on industrial machinery)

carter m de protection

8. guard Brit (in names of regiments):

guard

garde m

the Scots Guards

la garde écossaise

the Coldstream Guard

le régiment de Coldstream

9. guard (in Ireland):

guard (policeman)

policier m (irlandais)

II.guard [Brit ɡɑːd, Am ɡɑrd] VB trans

1. guard (protect):

guard place, object

surveiller

guard person, reputation

protéger

a dog guards the house

un chien garde la maison

the house/border is heavily guarded

la maison/la frontière est sous haute surveillance

to guard sth with one's life

protéger qc au péril de sa vie

to guard one's tongue fig

surveiller sa langue

2. guard (prevent from escaping):

guard prisoner

surveiller

to be closely guarded

être surveillé de près

3. guard (from discovery):

guard secret

garder

a closely guarded secret

un secret bien gardé

III.guard [Brit ɡɑːd, Am ɡɑrd]

the old guard

la vieille garde

I.national [Brit ˈnaʃ(ə)n(ə)l, Am ˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)l] N

1. national ADMIN (citizen):

national

ressortissant/-e m/f

foreign/EU nationals

ressortissants étrangers/de la UE

2. national Brit inf JOURN (newspaper):

the nationals

les grands quotidiens mpl

II.national [Brit ˈnaʃ(ə)n(ə)l, Am ˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)l] ADJ

1. national (concerning country):

national event, news, channel

national

the national press or newspapers Brit

les grands quotidiens mpl

national affairs

les affaires du pays

in the national interest

dans l'intérêt national

the national government

le gouvernement

a national strike

une grève qui s'étend à l'ensemble du pays

2. national (particular to country):

national dress, flag, game, pastime

national

3. national (government-run):

national railway, company

national

National Guard in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for National Guard in the English»French Dictionary

I.guard [gɑ:d, Am gɑ:rd] N

1. guard (person):

guard

garde m

prison guard Am

gardien(ne) m (f) de prison

security guard

garde chargé de la sécurité

to be on guard

être de faction

to be under guard

être sous surveillance

to keep guard over sb/sth

surveiller qn/qc

2. guard (defensive stance):

guard

position f de défense

to be on one's guard

être sur ses gardes

to be caught off one's guard

tromper la vigilance de qn

to be caught off one's guard fig

être pris au dépourvu

to drop one's guard

ne plus être méfiant

3. guard (protective device):

guard

dispositif m de sécurité

faceguard

masque m protecteur

fireguard

garde-feu m

4. guard Brit (railway official):

guard

garde-corps m

chief guard

chef m de train

II.guard [gɑ:d, Am gɑ:rd] VB trans

guard

garder

to guard sb from danger

protéger qn d'un danger

to guard sb/sth against sb/sth

protéger qn/qc de qn/qc

I.national [ˈnæʃənəl] ADJ

national

national(e)

II.national [ˈnæʃənəl] N pl

national

ressortissant(e) m (f)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He retired from the National Guard in 1940.

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He thereupon turned himself in to the National Guard, saying that he was handing himself over to a corrupt justice system.

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National Guard units will be prepared to deploy once every six years.

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National Guard troops were deployed and more than three hundred soldiers escorted non-union employees to and from work.

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The National Guard was activated to help with the recovery efforts.

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He was a self-confident insurance man and an officer in the National Guard.

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The National Guard stepped up its harassment, and began arresting children who chided the soldiers.

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Overall, over 57,000 reserve and national guard troops were called into active duty service for the invasion.

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Most state national guard units have a ceremonial guard as well.

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