advance guard in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for advance guard in the English»French Dictionary

advance guard N MIL

advance guard

avant-garde f

Translations for advance 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.advance [Brit ədˈvɑːns, Am ədˈvæns] N

1. advance (forward movement) MIL:

advance (gen)

avance f (on sur)

advance (of civilization, in science) fig

progrès m

with the advance of old age

avec l'âge

recent advances in medicine

les progrès récents dans le domaine de la médecine

a great advance for democracy

un grand pas en avant pour la démocratie

2. advance (sum of money):

advance

avance f

advance

acompte m (on sur)

to ask for an advance on one's salary

demander une avance sur son salaire

3. advance (increase):

any advance on £100? (at auction etc)

cent livres, qui dit mieux?

II.advances N

advances npl (overtures):

advances (sexual)

avances fpl

advances (other contexts)

démarches fpl

to make advances to sb (sexually)

faire des avances à qn

to make advances to sb (other contexts)

faire des démarches auprès de qn

III.in advance ADV

in advance book, reserve, notify, know

à l'avance

in advance thank, pay, arrange, decide

à l'avance, d'avance

a month in advance

un mois à l'avance

here's £30 in advance

voici 30 livres d'avance or d'acompte

you need to book your seats well in advance

il faut réserver vos places longtemps à l'avance

to send on luggage in advance

envoyer des bagages à l'avance

to send sb on in advance

envoyer qn en avant

IV.in advance of ADV

in advance of person:

in advance of

avant

she arrived half an hour in advance of the others

elle est arrivée une demi-heure avant les autres

a thinker in advance of his time

un penseur en avance sur son temps or qui devance son époque

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

1. advance MIL:

advance (move forward) tape, film, clock

faire avancer

advance troops

avancer

advance (in chess) piece

avancer

advance (move to earlier date) time, date

avancer (to à)

advance (improve) fig career, knowledge, research

faire progresser, faire avancer

2. advance (promote):

advance cause, interests

servir

3. advance (put forward):

advance theory, explanation etc

avancer

4. advance (pay up front):

advance sum

avancer (to à)

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

1. advance (move forward):

advance person:

avancer, s'avancer (on, towards vers)

advance MIL army:

avancer (on sur)

advance morning, evening:

avancer

the procession advanced down the aisle

le cortège progressait le long de l'allée centrale

2. advance (progress):

advance person, society, civilization, knowledge, technique:

progresser, faire des progrès

to advance in one's career

progresser dans sa carrière

3. advance (increase):

advance prices:

augmenter, être en hausse

4. advance (be promoted) form:

advance employee:

avoir une promotion

advance guard in the PONS Dictionary

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

advance

avancer

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

1. advance (develop):

advance cause, interest

faire avancer

advance video, tape

avancer

to advance one's career

faire avancer sa carrière

2. advance (pay in advance):

advance

avancer

to advance sb sth

avancer qc à qn

3. advance (put forward):

advance idea, suggestion

avancer

III.advance [ədˈvɑ:ns, Am -ˈvæ:ns] N

1. advance (progress, forward movement):

advance

progrès m

2. advance FIN:

advance

avance f

3. advance pl (sexual flirtation):

advance

avances fpl

Phrases:

to do sth in advance

faire qc à l'avance

IV.advance [ədˈvɑ:ns, Am -ˈvæ:ns] ADJ

advance

préalable

without advance warning

sans avertissement préalable

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Around 7 p.m. the advance guard approached the citadel.

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

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The main army would join the advance guard shortly afterwards.

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

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