guard rail in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for guard rail in the English»French Dictionary

guard rail N

guard rail MOTOR

glissière f de sécurité

guard rail (on bridge, window)

garde-fou m

Translations for guard rail in the French»English Dictionary

contre-rail

guard rail

contrecœur

guard rail, check rail

Translations for guard rail in the English»French Dictionary

I.rail [Brit reɪl, Am reɪl] N

1. rail (for protection, support):

rail (in fence)

barreau m

rail (on balcony)

balustrade f

rail (on bridge, tower)

parapet m

rail (on bridge, tower)

garde-fou m

rail (handrail)

rampe f

rail (on ship)

bastingage m

2. rail (for display):

rail (in shop)

présentoir m

3. rail (for curtains):

rail

tringle f

4. rail TRANSP (track):

rail

rail m

by rail travel, send

par rail

by rail attr network, traffic, transport

ferroviaire

by rail journey, travel

en train

rail strike

grève f des cheminots

rail ticket

billet m de train

II.rails N

rails npl HORSE RAC:

rails

corde f

to come up on the rails

tenir la corde

III.to rail against, to rail at VB intr form

to rail against,to rail at injustice, pollution, politician:

to rail against, to rail at

s'insurger contre

IV.rail [Brit reɪl, Am reɪl]

to go off the rails

dérailler inf

See also towel rail, picture rail

towel rail N

towel rail

porte-serviettes m inv

picture rail N

picture rail

cimaise f

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

guard rail in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for guard rail in the English»French Dictionary

guard rail N

guard rail

barrière f de sécurité

Translations for guard rail in the French»English Dictionary

glissiére de securité f

guard rail Am

Translations for guard rail in the English»French Dictionary

I.rail [reɪl] N

1. rail (for trains):

rail

rail m

by rail

en train

rail ticket

billet m de train

to go off the rails

sortir des rails

to go off the rails fig

s'écarter du droit chemin

2. rail:

rail (fence)

barre f

rail (on track)

corde f

rail (for protection)

garde-fou m

3. rail (to hang things):

rail

tringle f

II.rail [reɪl] VB trans

rail

transporter par train

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Later that evening, the team bus broke through a guard rail on a mountain pass, plunged down a hill, and crashed.

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A low guard rail surrounded the platform for the first minute, then fell away.

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Turned down guard rail end sections have been shown to do this.

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The match started back and forth with both using the guard rail and a steel chair.

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He backed into a guard rail afterward but was unhurt.

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While leaning over the hippo tank's guard rail, he falls in.

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The driver must be aware, however, that the trailer could slide up against parked cars or a guard rail, or the wheels could slide into a ditch.

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He veers into the path of an oncoming truck, swerves and slams strongly into the road guard rail.

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There is no legal distinction between a guide rail and a guard rail.

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Also, renovations of the southbound bridge have created a guard rail that looks quite different from the one on the northbound bridge.

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