Translations for „guard“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . guard [gɑ:d] N

1. guard:

guard (person)

čuvaj(ka) m (f)

guard (sentry)

stražar(ka) m (f)

border guard

obmejni policist

prison guard Am

paznik

security guard

varnostnik

to be on guard

biti na straži

to be under guard

biti pod nadzorom

2. guard (defensive stance):

guard

opreznost f

guard

budnost f

to be on one's guard [against sb/sth] fig

biti pozoren [na koga/kaj]

to be on one's guard [against sb/sth] fig

paziti se [koga/česa]

to be caught off one's guard

ujeti koga v nepripravljenosti

to be caught off one's guard fig

presenetiti koga

to drop one's guard

pozabiti na opreznost

to drop one's guard fig

sprostiti se

to let one's guard slip

ne biti v pripravljenosti

to let one's guard slip fig

sprostiti se

3. guard (protective device):

guard

zaščita f

guard

ščitnik m

shin guard

ščitnik za goleni

4. guard Brit RAIL:

guard

sprevodnik(sprevodnica) m (f)

5. guard Brit MIL:

the Guards pl

[kraljeva] garda f

II . guard [gɑ:d] VB trans

1. guard:

guard (keep watch)

stražiti [perf zastražiti]

guard (protect) against

varovati [perf zavarovati ]pred

heavily guarded

močno zastražen

2. guard (keep secret):

guard

varovati

closely guarded secret

skrbno varovana skrivnost

III . guard [gɑ:d] VB intr to guard against sth

guard

paziti se česa

guard

varovati se česa

ˈguard dog N

guard dog

pes m čuvaj

ˈguard duty N

guard duty

straža f

to be on guard duty

biti na straži

ˈguard rail N

guard rail

[zaščitna] ograja f

Na·tion·al ˈGuard N Am

National Guard

narodna garda f

ˈpris·on guard N

prison guard

zaporniški paznik(paznica) m (f)

se·ˈcu·rity guard N

security guard

varnostnik(varnostnica) m (f)

Usage examples with guard

prison guard Am

paznik

security guard

varnostnik

border guard

obmejni policist

shin guard

ščitnik za goleni

advance guard

predstraža

to be on guard

biti na straži

to be under guard

biti pod nadzorom

to drop one's guard

pozabiti na opreznost

to guard sb from sth

varovati koga pred čim

to let one's guard slip

ne biti v pripravljenosti

to be on guard duty

biti na straži

to be caught off one's guard

ujeti koga v nepripravljenosti

to be on one's guard [against sb/sth] fig

biti pozoren [na koga/kaj]

he let his guard slip for just a moment

samo trenutek ni bil pozoren

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

When the trigger guard is released, the slide will return and chamber the cartridge almost instantaneously.

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Later production models cured this by fitting a wire guard to the silencer and a footrest extended out to clear the same.

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Several buildings and structures survive or have been reconstructed, including guard towers, the camp entrance, crematory ovens and the camp barracks.

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The light-dark pattern of lines and pavement resembles a true cattle guard to animals.

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The turn of events dramatized a changing of the guard in film criticism, as a younger generation of critics achieved clout and prominence.

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Offshore, thousands of fishermen were caught off-guard by the storm and an estimated 1,500 were initially unaccounted for.

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To guard against the undermining effects of the current, he formed an artificial bottom.

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To restrict women from accessing prohibited areas and to avoid smuggling by hiding items in the belt bag guard posts were assigned to perform body checks.

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Small children near the fields played it in order to guard the crops against prying animals.

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On the back and hindquarters, the underfur is almost completely covered by the dark guard hairs.

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