cattle guard in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for cattle guard in the English»Spanish Dictionary

cattle guard, cattle grid N

cattle guard

rejilla en la carretera que permite pasar a los vehículos pero no al ganado

Translations for cattle guard in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.guard [Am ɡɑrd, Brit ɡɑːd] VB trans

1.1. guard (watch over):

guard building/vehicle/prisoner

vigilar

guard building/vehicle/prisoner

custodiar

guard person/reputation

proteger

guard secret

guardar

the door is heavily guarded

tienen la entrada muy vigilada

I asked him to guard the suitcases

le pedí que vigilase las maletas

to guard sth/sb against sth/sb or from sth

proteger algo/a alguien de or contra alguien/algo

1.2. guard (in chess, cards):

guard piece/position

cubrir

guard piece/position

defender

guard card

reservarse

1.3. guard Am SPORTS:

guard

marcar

2. guard (control):

guard tongue/temper

cuidar

guard tongue/temper

controlar

II.guard [Am ɡɑrd, Brit ɡɑːd] N

1.1. guard C (sentry, soldier):

guard

guardia mf

the Guards (in UK)

regimiento m de la Guardia Real

bank/security guard

guarda mf jurado/de seguridad

prison guard Am

carcelero m / carcelera f

prison guard Am

oficial mf de prisiones

1.2. guard (squad):

guard no pl

guardia f

the changing of the guard

el cambio or el relevo de la guardia

an honor guard or Brit a guard of honour

una guardia de honor

the old guard

la vieja guardia

the old guard

la guardia vieja RioPl

1.3. guard C SPORTS:

guard (in US football)

defensa mf

guard (in basketball)

escolta mf

1.4. guard Irish (police officer):

guard

policía mf

2. guard U (surveillance):

guard

guardia f

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

she ordered that an all-night guard be mounted outside the embassy

ordenó que se montara guardia durante toda la noche frente a la embajada

attr guard duty

guardia f

attr guard duty

posta f AmC

3. guard U (in boxing, fencing):

guard

guardia f

to take left/right guard

cubrirse con la izquierda/derecha

on guard!

¡en guardia!

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:

guard

guardallama(s) m

4.2. guard C (on machinery):

guard

cubierta f de seguridad

guard

dispositivo m de seguridad

4.3. guard C:

guard (on sword)

guarnición f

guard (on sword)

guardamano m

guard (around trigger)

seguro m

5. guard C (precaution):

a guard against error/theft/infection

una protección contra los errores/el robo/las infecciones

as a guard against mistakes

para prevenir errores

6. guard C Brit RAIL:

guard

jefe m de tren / jefa f de tren

cattle [Am ˈkædl, Brit ˈkat(ə)l] N npl

cattle

ganado m

cattle

reses fpl

200 (head of) cattle

200 cabezas de ganado

200 (head of) cattle

200 reses

they drove us like cattle onto the boat

nos subieron al barco como a ganado

attr cattle breeder

ganadero m / ganadera f

cattle breeding

ganadería f

cattle crossing

paso m de ganado

cattle dealer

tratante mf de ganado

cattle dealer

rematador m de ganado / rematadora f de ganado AmS

cattle ranch

finca f ganadera

cattle ranch

hacienda f (ganadera) esp LatAm

cattle ranch

rancho m ganadero Mex

cattle ranch

estancia f RioPl

cattle ranch

fundo m ganadero Chil

cattle rustler

ladrón m de ganado / ladrona f de ganado

cattle rustler

cuatrero m / cuatrera f

cattle rustler

abigeo m / abigea f form

cattle shed

establo m

cattle guard in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cattle guard in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.guard [gɑ:d, Am gɑ:rd] N

1. guard (person):

guard

guardia mf

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:

guard

defensa f

3. guard (protective device):

guard

resguardo m

4. guard Brit (railway official):

guard

jefe(-a) m (f) de tren

5. guard MIL:

the Guards

la Guardia

II.guard [gɑ:d, Am gɑ:rd] VB trans

1. guard:

guard (protect)

proteger

guard (prevent from escaping)

vigilar

2. guard (keep secret):

guard

guardar

cattle [ˈkætl, Am ˈkæt̬-] N pl (bovines)

cattle

ganado m

beef cattle

ganado vacuno

dairy cattle

vacas f pl lecheras

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Portions of the road are not fenced, and cattle guards cross the road between pastures.

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Due to continued exposure to the elements steel cattle guards need to be painted or constructed from galvanized steel to minimize corrosion.

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The light-dark pattern of lines and pavement resembles a true cattle guard to animals.

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They have installed cattle guards and fencing at strategic locations to stop large numbers of grass eating species from causing damage.

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As you come to the top of the mesa, you will pass a cattle guard.

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Animals see the sharp contrast of the cattle guard on the ground as a false visual cliff; they act as if the dark parts are deeper than the light parts.

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Cross the cattle guard and proceed a short distance to the parking area.

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Open range areas are generally marked with signage and protected by a cattle guard.

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This road was also graded and drained, and had three cattle guards located along its course.

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Steel cattle guards are also expensive to transport and offload.

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