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I.guard [Am ɡɑrd, Brit ɡɑːd] VB trans

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1.1. guard (watch over):

guard building/vehicle/prisoner

guard building/vehicle/prisoner

guard person/reputation

guard secret

the door is heavily guarded

tienen la entrada muy vigilada

I asked him to guard the suitcases

le pedí que vigilase las maletas

1.3. guard Am SPORTS:

2. guard (control):

guard tongue/temper

guard tongue/temper

II.guard [Am ɡɑrd, Brit ɡɑːd] N

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1.3. guard C SPORTS:

guard (in US football)

guard (in basketball)

1.4. guard Irish (police officer):

2. guard U (surveillance):

to be on guard

estar de guardia

they stood guard over the jewels

montaron or hicieron (la) guardia en el recinto donde estaban las joyas

attr guard duty

attr guard duty

posta f AmC

3. guard U (in boxing, fencing):

to take left/right guard

cubrirse con la izquierda/derecha

to be on/off (one's) guard

estar alerta or en guardia/estar desprevenido

he caught me off (my) guard

me agarró desprevenido

he caught me off (my) guard

me cogió desprevenido Spain

he caught me off (my) guard

me tomó por sorpresa

he caught me off (my) guard

me cogió por sorpresa Spain

his guard was up/down

estaba/no estaba en guardia

to lower or drop one's guard

bajar la guardia

4.1. guard C:

guardallama(s) m

4.2. guard C (on machinery):

cubierta f de seguridad

dispositivo m de seguridad

6. guard C Brit RAIL:

jefe m de tren / jefa f de tren

I.change [Am tʃeɪndʒ, Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ] N

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1.1. change U or C (alteration):

a period of great change

un período de grandes cambios

there has been little change in the last 20 years

ha habido pocos cambios en los últimos 20 años

a change in public opinion/the law

un cambio en la opinión pública/la ley

a change in temperature

un cambio de temperatura

there's been a change in the weather

ha cambiado el tiempo

to make changes to sth

hacerle cambios a algo

a change for the better

un cambio positivo or para mejor

a change for the worse

un cambio para peor

the change (of life) euph

1.3. change (of clothes):

bring at least one change of clothes/underwear

tráete al menos una muda (de ropa)/de ropa interior

1.4. change C (sth different from usual):

at least it's or it makes a change from chicken

por lo menos no es pollo

going abroad would be or make a nice change

no estaría mal ir al extranjero para variar

for a change

I'll have coffee for a change

para variar tomaré café

he was late, for a change iron

llegó tarde para variar iron

to ring the changes

introducir variaciones

the chef likes to ring the changes on the menu every week

al chef le gusta variar or cambiar el menú todas las semanas

a change is as good as a rest

con un cambio de actividad se renuevan las energías

2.1. change U (coins):

sencillo m LatAm

feria f Mex inf

menudo m Col

one dollar in change

un dólar en monedas

can you give me some change for the machine?

¿me das cambio or monedas para la máquina?

I don't have any loose change

no tengo dinero suelto

I can give change for or of $5

te puedo cambiar 5 dólares

2.2. change U (money returned):

vuelto m LatAm

vuelta f Spain

vueltas fpl Col

sixty pence change

sesenta peniques de cambio (or vuelto etc.)

keep the change

quédese con el cambio (or vuelto etc.)

you can eat well and still have/get change from $10

se puede comer bien por menos de 10 dólares

you won't get much change from or out of $1, 000

no te costará mucho menos de 1.000 dólares

not to get much change out of sb inf, we didn't get much change out of her

no pudimos sacarle mucho inf

II.change [Am tʃeɪndʒ, Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ] VB trans

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1.2. change tire/oil/sheets:

to change one's address/job/doctor

cambiar de dirección/trabajo/médico

to change position/direction/color

cambiar de posición/dirección/color

I've changed jobs

he cambiado de trabajo

let's change the subject

cambiemos de tema

she changed her name from Bronowski to Brown

se cambió el apellido de Bronowski a Brown

the time/date of the concert has been changed

han cambiado la hora/fecha del concierto

to change gear

cambiar de marcha

to change gear

hacer el cambio

2.1. change (into smaller denominations):

can anyone change $20?

¿alguien me puede cambiar 20 dólares?

2.2. change (into foreign currency):

to change sth (into sth)

cambiar algo (a algo)

to change sth (into sth)

cambiar algo (en algo) Spain

to change dollars into pesos

cambiar dólares a pesos

to change dollars into pesos

cambiar dólares en pesos Spain

3. change baby:

to change one's clothes/shoes

cambiarse de ropa/de zapatos

4. change TRANSP:

you have to change train(s) at Nice

tienes que hacer transbordo or cambiar (de trenes) en Niza

III.change [Am tʃeɪndʒ, Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ] VB intr

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1.2. change (from one thing to another):

the traffic lights changed

cambió el semáforo

the traffic lights changed

cambiaron las luces (del semáforo)

the cast changes every three months

el reparto cambia cada tres meses

her smile changed to a frown

dejó de sonreír y frunció el ceño

the scene changes to wartime Rome

la escena pasa or se traslada a Roma durante la guerra

I've changed to a new dentist

he cambiado de dentista

1.3. change <changing, pres part > needs/role/moods:

of [Am əv, Brit ɒv, (ə)v] PREP

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1. of (indicating relationship, material, content):

the son of Mr and Mrs T Phipps

el hijo de los señores Phipps

it's made of wood

it's made of wood

está hecho de madera

a box of chocolates

una caja de bombones

a kilo of grapes

un kilo de uvas

that piece of Schumann's

esa pieza de Schumann

a colleague of mine/his/ours

un colega mío/suyo/nuestro

it's no business of yours

no es asunto tuyo

that brother of yours

el loco (or estúpido or irresponsable etc.) de tu hermano

2. of (descriptive use):

the city of Athens

la ciudad de Atenas

a girl by the name of Elizabeth

una niña llamada Elizabeth

a boy of ten

un niño de diez años

a woman of courage/character

una mujer valiente/de carácter

a matter of great urgency

un asunto de extrema urgencia

a brute of a man

una bestia de hombre

he's a giant of a man

a little gem of a play

una obra que es una joyita

3.1. of (partitive use):

there were eight of us

he invited the eight of us

nos invitó a los ocho

six of them survived

seis de ellos sobrevivieron

many of you

muchos de ustedes

the whole of the second floor

todo el segundo piso

of all the stupid things to say!

¡mira qué cosa de ir a decir!

fancy choosing her of all people!

¡mira que elegirla a ella!

you of all people should have known better

tú deberías haberlo sabido mejor que nadie

he drank of the wine arch

bebió del vino

4. of (indicating date, time):

the sixth of October

el seis de octubre

it is ten (minutes) of five Am

son las cinco menos diez

it is ten (minutes) of five Am

son diez para las cinco LatAm excl RioPl

it is a quarter of five Am

son las cinco menos cuarto

it is a quarter of five Am

son un cuarto para las cinco LatAm excl RioPl

of an evening we like to sit in the garden

por las noches nos gusta sentarnos en el jardín

Jane, his wife of six months …

Jane, con la que llevaba/lleva casado seis meses …

her friend of over 20 years

su amigo de hace más de 20 años

7.2. of (by):

of arch

beloved of all

querido por or de todos

I.the ART DEF [Am ði, ðə, Brit ðə, ðɪ, ðiː]

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3.1. the (with names):

Henry the First/Second/Third

Enrique primero/segundo/tercero

3.3. the (in abstractions, generalizations) + sing vb:

the possible/sublime

lo posible/sublime

the young/old

los jóvenes/viejos

II.the ADV + comp [Am ði, ðə, Brit ðə, ðɪ, ðiː]

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I.change [ˈtʃeɪndʒ] N

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3. change no pl (money returned):

vuelto m LatAm

no change given

no (se) devuelve cambio

4. change no pl (exact amount):

to have the correct change

tener el importe exacto

5. change (travel connection):

II.change [ˈtʃeɪndʒ] VB intr

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2. change (get off a train and board another):

hacer transbordo

3. change (put on different clothes):

cambiarse (de ropa)

4. change (change speed):

cambiar de marcha

III.change [ˈtʃeɪndʒ] VB trans

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2. change (give coins for bills):

to change a dollar/a pound

cambiar un dólar/una libra

3. change (get off a train and board another):

to change trains

cambiar de tren

4. change (alter speed):

to change gear(s)

cambiar de marcha

changing [ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ] ADJ

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changing room SPORTS

changing room in a shop

I.guard [gɑ:d, Am gɑ:rd] N

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1. guard (person):

prison guard Am

carcelero(-a) m (f)

security guard

guardia de seguridad

to be on guard

estar de guardia

to be on one's guard (against sth/sb)

estar en alerta (contra algo/alguien)

to be under guard

estar bajo guardia y custodia

to drop one's guard

bajar la guardia

to keep guard over sth/sb

vigilar algo/a alguien

to post guards

designar las guardias

2. guard SPORTS:

3. guard (protective device):

4. guard Brit (railway official):

jefe(-a) m (f) de tren

5. guard MIL:

II.guard [gɑ:d, Am gɑ:rd] VB trans

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1. guard:

guard (protect)

guard (prevent from escaping)

2. guard (keep secret):

of [əv, stressed: ɒv] PREP

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1. of:

3. of (done by):

it's kind of him

es amable de su parte

4. of (representing):

a drawing of Paul

un dibujo de Paul

7. of (away from):

to be north of London

estar al norte de Londres

9. of Am (to):

it is ten/a quarter of two

son las dos menos diez/cuarto

14. of (a portion of):

there's a lot of it

hay mucho de eso

one of the best

uno de los mejores

the best of friends

los mejores amigos

many of them came

muchos de ellos vinieron

there are five of them

hay cinco de ellos

he knows the five of them

los conoce a los cinco

two of the five

dos de los cinco

he of all people knows that

él debería saberlo mejor que nadie

today of all days

hoy precisamente

15. of (to amount of):

80 years of age

80 años de edad

I.the [ðə, stressed, before vowel ði:] def art

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II.the [ðə, stressed, before vowel ði:] ADV (in comparison)

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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. en.wikipedia.org

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