border guard in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for border guard in the English»French Dictionary

border guard N

border guard

garde-frontière m

Translations for border guard in the French»English Dictionary

garde-frontière

border guard

Translations for border guard in the English»French Dictionary

I.border [Brit ˈbɔːdə, Am ˈbɔrdər] N

1. border (frontier):

border

frontière f (between entre)

France's border with Spain

la frontière entre la France et l'Espagne

on the Swiss border

sur la frontière suisse

to have borders with six countries

avoir une frontière commune avec six pays

to cross the border

passer la frontière

to escape over or across the border

s'échapper en passant la frontière

our allies across the border

nos alliés de l'autre côté de la frontière

north of the border (gen)

au nord de la frontière

north of the border (when in England)

en Écosse

north of the border (when in Ireland)

en Irlande du Nord

south of the border (gen)

au sud de la frontière

south of the border (when in Scotland)

en Angleterre

south of the border (when in Northern Ireland)

en République d'Irlande

south of the border (when in US)

au Mexique

south of the border attr control

aux frontières

south of the border crossing, patrol, state

frontalier/-ière

south of the border area, post, town, zone

frontière

south of the border after n, inv police

des frontières

2. border (outer edge):

border (of forest)

lisière f

border (of estate, lake, road)

bord m

3. border (decorative edge):

border (on crockery, paper)

liseré m

border (on dress, picture, cloth)

bordure f

4. border (in garden):

border

plate-bande f

5. border (hypothetical limit):

border

frontière f (between entre)

to cross the border into bad taste

franchir la limite du bon goût

6. border COMPUT (of window):

border

bordure f

Phrases:

Borders a. Borders Region (in Scotland)

les Borders mpl

II.border [Brit ˈbɔːdə, Am ˈbɔrdər] VB trans

1. border (lie alongside):

border road, land: lake, forest

longer

border country: ocean

border

France borders Italy

la France a une frontière commune avec l'Italie

to be bordered by

avoir une frontière commune avec

2. border (surround):

border

border

to be bordered on three sides by trees

être bordé d'arbres sur trois côtés

to be bordered with lace

être bordé de dentelle

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

border guard in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for border guard in the English»French Dictionary

I.border [ˈbɔ:dəʳ, Am ˈbɔ:rdɚ] N

1. border (frontier):

border of country

frontière f

border of estate, town

limite f

a border post

un poste frontalier

2. border (decoration):

border

bordure f

II.border [ˈbɔ:dəʳ, Am ˈbɔ:rdɚ] VB trans

border

border

to be bordered by Germany

avoir l'Allemagne pour pays limitrophe

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