guard's van in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for guard's van in the English»French Dictionary

guard's van N Brit RAIL

guard's van

fourgon m à bagages

Translations for guard's van in the English»French Dictionary

van [Brit van, Am væn] N

1. van MOTOR:

van (small, for deliveries etc)

fourgonnette f

van (small, for deliveries etc)

camionnette f

van (larger, for removals etc)

fourgon m

2. van Am (camper):

van

autocaravane f

van

camping-car m

3. van (vanguard):

van

avant-garde f

to be in the van of

être à l'avant-garde de

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

guard's van in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for guard's van in the English»French Dictionary

van¹ [væn] N

1. van Brit (vehicle):

van

camionnette f

2. van Am (commercial vehicle):

van

véhicule m de fonction

3. van Brit (rail carriage):

van

fourgon m

van² [væn] N no pl

van abbreviation of vanguard a. fig

in the van

à l'avant-garde

See also vanguard

vanguard [ˈvængɑ:d, Am -gɑ:rd] N no pl a. fig form

vanguard

avant-garde f

to be in the vanguard of sth

être à l'avant-garde de qc

van³ [væn] N Brit inf

van SPORTS abbreviation of advantage

van

avantage m

See also advantage

advantage [ədˈvɑ:ntɪdʒ, Am -ˈvæ:nt̬ɪdʒ] N a. SPORTS

advantage

avantage m

what's the advantage of doing that?

quel intérêt y a-t-il à faire ça?

to give sb an advantage over sb

avantager qn par rapport à qn

to take advantage of sb/sth a. pej

profiter de qn/qc

to one's own advantage

à son avantage

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They are augmented by an open passenger carriage built in 1993 and attached to a chassis dating from 1911 and a guard's van.

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As he was lifted into the guard's van, he asked them to cover him up as he was cold.

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The couplings in the train were kept taut by the last vehicle of the train being a heavily ballasted guard's van with its brakes set slightly on.

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One big improvement was that the guard's van was moved to the rear of the coach giving passengers a forward view.

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He noted that there was no pin in the train's guard's van to enable the two portions of the train to be coupled in accordance with regulations.

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The force of the collision derailed the engine, its tender and the leading guard's van.

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It was the light at the end of a tunnel, but the one seen by the bloke in the guard's van, slowly dwindling to nothing.

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Drinks are available from a mobile bar in a converted guard's van.

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A restored passenger carriage and guard's van are also located at the station.

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In the guard's van, this is seen from a valve which shows loss of pressure in the brake pipe.

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