old guard in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for old guard in the English»French Dictionary

old guard N

old guard

vieille f garde

Translations for old guard in the English»French Dictionary

the old guard

la vieille garde

Translations for old guard in the French»English Dictionary

vieille garde

old guard

la vieille garde fig

the old guard

les éléphants du parti

the old guard of the party

grognard

soldier of the Old Guard of Napoleon I

Translations for old 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.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] N The irregular form vieil of the adjective vieux/vieille is used before masculine nouns beginning with a vowel or a mute ‘h’.

1. old (old people):

the old + vb pl

les personnes fpl âgées

old and young together

jeunes et vieux ensemble

2. old (earlier era):

(in days) of old

(au temps) jadis

the knights of old

les chevaliers d'antan

I know him of old

je le connais depuis longtemps

II.olds N (parents)

olds npl inf

les vieux inf

mpl my olds

mes vieux

III.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

1. old (elderly, not young):

old

vieux/vieille, âgé

an old man

un vieil homme, un vieillard

old people

les vieux

older people

les personnes âgées

if I live to be old

si je vis vieux

to get or grow old

vieillir, se faire vieux/vieille

to look old

avoir l'air âgé

old before one's time

vieux avant l'âge

grief has made her old before her time

le chagrin l'a vieillie avant l'âge

do you want old Mr Salter or young Mr Salter?

est-ce que vous voulez M Salter père ou fils?

2. old (of a particular age):

how old are you/is he?

quel âge as-tu/a-t-il?

no-one knows how old this tree is

personne ne connaît l'âge de cet arbre

she is 10 years old

elle a 10 ans

a six-year-old boy

un garçon (âgé) de six ans

a six-year old

un enfant (âgé) de six ans

when you were one year old

quand tu avais un an

this bread is a week old

ce pain est vieux d'une semaine

a centuries-old tradition

une tradition vieille de plusieurs siècles

to be as old as sb/as the century

avoir le même âge que qn/que le siècle

I'm older than you

je suis plus âgé que toi

she is 10 years older than him

elle a 10 ans de plus que lui

the north wing is 100 years older than the east wing

l'aile nord a été construite 100 ans avant l'aile est

my older brother/sister

mon frère aîné/ma sœur aînée

an older man/woman

un homme/une femme plus âgé/-e

the older children play here

les grands jouent ici

I'll tell you when you're older

je te le dirai quand tu seras plus grand

he's going to be handsome when he's older

ce sera un beau jeune homme plus tard

as you get older you learn what really matters

en vieillissant on apprend ce qui est vraiment important

I'm the oldest

c'est moi l'aîné/-e

the oldest person there was 18

la personne la plus âgée de l'assemblée avait 18 ans

old enough to be your father/mother

assez vieux/vieille pour être ton père/ta mère

to be old enough to do

être en âge de faire

you're old enough to know better

à ton âge tu devrais avoir plus de bon sens

you're too old for silly games

ces jeux stupides ne sont plus de ton âge

he's too old for you

il est trop vieux pour toi

that dress is too old for you

cette robe fait trop vieux pour toi

to be old for one's age

être mûr pour son âge

3. old (not new):

old garment, object, car, song, tradition, family

vieux/vieille

old story, excuse

classique

old joke

rebattu

an old friend

un vieil ami

the old town

la vieille ville

an old firm

une maison établie depuis longtemps

4. old (former, previous):

old address, school, job, boss, admirer, system

ancien/-ienne

there's our old house

voilà notre ancienne maison

where is her old confidence?

où est passée son ancienne assurance?

do you see much of the old crowd inf?

est-ce que tu en vois beaucoup de notre vieille bande? inf

in the old days

autrefois, dans le temps

just like old times

comme au bon vieux temps

in the good old days

au bon vieux temps

5. old (as term of affection):

old inf

vieux/vieille

there was old Jim

il y avait ce bon vieux Jim inf

there's old Fido

voilà ce brave vieux Fido inf

dear old Max

ce cher vieux Max inf

good old Jon!

ce bon vieux Jon! inf

good old British weather! iron

ce sacré climat anglais! inf

hello, old chap/girl dated!

salut, mon vieux/ma vieille! inf

how are you, you old devil inf?

ça va, vieux? inf

6. old (as intensifier) inf:

a right old battle/mess

une sacrée bataille/pagaille inf

they were having a high or rare old time

ils s'amusaient comme des fous inf

just put them down any old how/where

mets-les n'importe comment/où

I don't want just any old doctor/any old car

je ne veux pas de n'importe quel docteur/n'importe quelle voiture

any old tie will do

n'importe quelle cravate fera l'affaire

old guard in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for old guard in the French»English Dictionary

la vieille garde

the old guard

Translations for old 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.old <-er, -est> [əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

1. old (not young, new):

old

vieux(vieille)

to grow older

vieillir

to collect old clothes

collecter les vieux vêtements

2. old (denoting an age):

old

âgé(e)

how old is she?

quel âge a-t-elle?

she is six years old

elle a six ans

to be old enough to +infin

être assez grand pour +infin

3. old (former):

old

ancien(ne)

4. old (long known):

old friend

de longue date

5. old (expression of affection):

old

vieux(vieille)

Phrases:

in the (good) old days

dans le bon vieux temps

to be as old as the hills

être aussi vieux que Mathusalem

II.old [əʊld, Am oʊld] N (elderly people)

the old pl

les vieux mpl

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He saw the good government types battle the old guard, and sometimes found little difference between the antagonists.

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The party was thus divided with the traditionalist and more powerful old guard against the new and younger leaders.

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However, the transition between the old guard and the new resulted in arguments over how to handle the film.

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The south sees the north as the old guard trying to rule as an oligarchy.

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He argued that the board was dominated by a secretive old guard, who often reduced other trustees to the role of passive spectators.

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The museum's ticket office is an old guard station that has been restored.

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Now they were ready to relinquish this vision to that same old guard they had maligned as obsolete "old party system men".

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Ironically, the old guard saw him as short-lived leader, allowing each faction time to regroup.

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On the ground floor, the old guard room (16th century), with cross-ribbed vaults, decorated with a large fireplace key.

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Both players acquitted themselves exceptionally and proved to be able replacements for the old guard.

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