Translations for advance guard in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.advance [Am ədˈvæns, Brit ədˈvɑːns] VB intr

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1.2. advance <advancing, pres part >:

a man of advancing years

un hombre entrado en años or de edad avanzada

2.1. advance (make progress):

advance science/project/society:

advance science/project/society:

2.2. advance (be promoted):

advance worker/soldier:

II.advance [Am ədˈvæns, Brit ədˈvɑːns] VB trans

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1. advance (move forward):

advance troops/tanks

advance troops/tanks

2.2. advance (promote) form:

advance employee

3.1. advance (bring forward in time):

advance date/meeting/clock

III.advance [Am ədˈvæns, Brit ədˈvɑːns] N

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1. advance C or U (forward movement):

advance (of person, army, vehicle)

advance (of time)

with the advance of old age

con el paso de los años

with the advance of old age

a medida que envejece (or envejecía etc.)

3. advance <advances, pl > (overtures):

insinuaciones fpl

to make advances to sb

hacerle insinuaciones a alguien

to make advances to sb

insinuársele a alguien

4.2. advance C (loan):

5. advance in phrases:

in advance, to pay in advance

pagar por adelantado or por anticipado

tickets are $10 in advance

las entradas cuestan 10 dólares si se compran por adelantado

it was planned well in advance

se planeó con mucha antelación or anticipación

I made my appointment one month in advance

concerté mi cita con un mes de antelación

thanking you in advance

agradeciéndole de antemano su atención

I sent my books in advance

mandé antes los libros

in advance of I arrived well in advance of my friends

llegué mucho antes que mis amigos

they were one mile in advance of the enemy

estaban una milla por delante del enemigo

a woman in advance of her time

una mujer de ideas muy avanzadas para su época

a woman in advance of her time

una mujer que se adelantó a su época

IV.advance [Am ədˈvæns, Brit ədˈvɑːns] ADJ attr

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1. advance (ahead of time):

the advance publicity for a product

la promoción previa al lanzamiento de un producto

advance booking is essential

es imprescindible hacer la reserva por anticipado or con anticipación

“advance booking office”

“venta anticipada de localidades”

advance copy

ejemplar m de anticipo

advance notice LAW

advance notice LAW

they arrived without any advance warning or notice

llegaron de improviso or sin previo aviso

advance payment

pago m anticipado or (por) adelantado

2. advance (ahead in space):

an advance party of troops/explorers

una avanzada or avanzadilla de tropas/exploradores

advance man Am POL

relaciones m públicas

advance man or agent Am THEAT

I.guard [Am ɡɑrd, Brit ɡɑːd] VB trans

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1.1. guard (watch over):

guard building/vehicle/prisoner

guard building/vehicle/prisoner

guard person/reputation

guard secret

the door is heavily guarded

tienen la entrada muy vigilada

I asked him to guard the suitcases

le pedí que vigilase las maletas

1.3. guard Am SPORTS:

2. guard (control):

guard tongue/temper

guard tongue/temper

II.guard [Am ɡɑrd, Brit ɡɑːd] N

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1.3. guard C SPORTS:

guard (in US football)

guard (in basketball)

1.4. guard Irish (police officer):

2. guard U (surveillance):

to be on guard

estar de guardia

they stood guard over the jewels

montaron or hicieron (la) guardia en el recinto donde estaban las joyas

attr guard duty

attr guard duty

posta f AmC

3. guard U (in boxing, fencing):

to take left/right guard

cubrirse con la izquierda/derecha

to be on/off (one's) guard

estar alerta or en guardia/estar desprevenido

he caught me off (my) guard

me agarró desprevenido

he caught me off (my) guard

me cogió desprevenido Spain

he caught me off (my) guard

me tomó por sorpresa

he caught me off (my) guard

me cogió por sorpresa Spain

his guard was up/down

estaba/no estaba en guardia

to lower or drop one's guard

bajar la guardia

4.1. guard C:

guardallama(s) m

4.2. guard C (on machinery):

cubierta f de seguridad

dispositivo m de seguridad

6. guard C Brit RAIL:

jefe m de tren / jefa f de tren

Translations for advance guard in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.advance [ədˈvɑ:ns, Am -ˈvæ:ns] VB intr

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to advance on sb/sth

avanzar hacia alguien/algo

II.advance [ədˈvɑ:ns, Am -ˈvæ:ns] VB trans

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1. advance (cause to move forward):

advance interest, cause

advance interest, cause

2. advance (pay in advance):

III.advance [ədˈvɑ:ns, Am -ˈvæ:ns] N

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1. advance (forward movement):

2. advance FIN:

3. advance pl (sexual flirtation):

insinuaciones f pl

unwelcome advances

to reject sb's advances

rechazar las insinuaciones de alguien

IV.advance [ədˈvɑ:ns, Am -ˈvæ:ns] ADJ

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without advance warning

sin previo aviso

I.guard [gɑ:d, Am gɑ:rd] N

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1. guard (person):

prison guard Am

carcelero(-a) m (f)

security guard

guardia de seguridad

to be on guard

estar de guardia

to be on one's guard (against sth/sb)

estar en alerta (contra algo/alguien)

to be under guard

estar bajo guardia y custodia

to drop one's guard

bajar la guardia

to keep guard over sth/sb

vigilar algo/a alguien

to post guards

designar las guardias

2. guard SPORTS:

3. guard (protective device):

4. guard Brit (railway official):

jefe(-a) m (f) de tren

5. guard MIL:

II.guard [gɑ:d, Am gɑ:rd] VB trans

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1. guard:

guard (protect)

guard (prevent from escaping)

2. guard (keep secret):

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Organization was structured around an advance guard, main body, rear guard and two right and left wing flanking elements. en.wikipedia.org

At the same time, the advance guard were ordered to man a higher position to the right front and south-west of the square. en.wikipedia.org

The main army would join the advance guard shortly afterwards. en.wikipedia.org

Around 7 p.m. the advance guard approached the citadel. en.wikipedia.org

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