Guards in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Guards in the English»French Dictionary

Horse Guards N npl Brit MIL

Horse Guards

régiment m de la Garde à cheval

Life Guards N npl Brit

Life Guards

l'un des régiments de cavalerie de la garde royale britannique

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

chain guard N

chain guard

carter m (de bicyclette)

wrist guard N SPORTS

wrist guard

protège-poignet m

border guard N

border guard

garde-frontière m

security guard N

security guard

garde m sécurité

security guard

vigile m

provost guard N

provost guard

cf prévôté f

old guard N

old guard

vieille f garde

prison guard N Am

prison guard

surveillant/-e m/f de prison

Guards in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Guards in the English»French Dictionary

Guards N Brit MIL

the Guards (important army regiment)

les régiments de la garde royale

the Guards

Il y a sept régiments de la Guards appartenant aux "Household Troops" du monarque britannique: deux régiments de cavalerie "Household Cavalry": les "Life Guards" et les "Blues and Royals" et cinq régiments d'infanterie: les "Grenadier Guards", les "Coldstream Guards", les "Scots Guards", les "Irish Guards" et les "Welsh Guards". La cérémonie de la relève de la garde ("changing the guard") a lieu tous les deux jours à 11 h 30 devant "Buckingham Palace".

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

guard rail N

guard rail

barrière f de sécurité

guard against VB trans

guard against

se protéger contre

to guard against doing sth

se garder de faire qc

security guard N

security guard

gardien(ne) m (f)

guard dog N

guard dog

chien m de garde

guard duty N

guard duty

garde f

to be on guard duty

être de faction

Translations for Guards in the French»English Dictionary

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security guard

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Guards Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to drop one's guard

baisser la garde

to guard against doing sth

se garder de faire qc

to be on guard duty

être de faction

the Guards (important army regiment)

les régiments de la garde royale

the Guards

Il y a sept régiments de la Guards appartenant aux "Household Troops" du monarque britannique: deux régiments de cavalerie "Household Cavalry": les "Life Guards" et les "Blues and Royals" et cinq régiments d'infanterie: les "Grenadier Guards", les "Coldstream Guards", les "Scots Guards", les "Irish Guards" et les "Welsh Guards". La cérémonie de la relève de la garde ("changing the guard") a lieu tous les deux jours à 11 h 30 devant "Buckingham Palace".

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 stand guard

se tenir sur ses gardes

to use sth to make sb drop their guard

endormir qn avec qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The prison guards roasted him over a fire, suspended by a meat hook, at age 20, not age 13.

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The two security guards then find themselves buddying up to track down these cat burglars.

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In the past, modesty guards only asked women to cover up in the prayer area, but this is now required in the entire plaza.

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Slowly, he watched the right nucleus form around him, quick guards and heady players who intrinsically understood where to go and what to do.

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Shopping centre guards used trolleys to wheel out several wounded children and at least one man.

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After planting the last of the beacons and an encounter with overzealous security guards, they regroup on a rooftop of a building.

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Even his wife takes a rickshaw while traveling, with no personal security guards.

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Next, he disbanded the "paik" s (the palace guards), who were the most significant agitators inside the palace.

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The guards and warders charged with overseeing these prisoners knew neither their names nor their crimes, and were prohibited from speaking to them.

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Assuming the subject has been under guard, the screener often can get valuable information about the subject's behavior from the guards.

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