gard in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for gard in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.guard [Am ɡɑrd, Brit ɡɑːd] VB trans

1.1. guard (watch over):

guard building/vehicle/prisoner

vigilar

guard building/vehicle/prisoner

custodiar

guard person/reputation

proteger

guard secret

guardar

the door is heavily guarded

tienen la entrada muy vigilada

I asked him to guard the suitcases

le pedí que vigilase las maletas

to guard sth/sb against sth/sb or from sth

proteger algo/a alguien de or contra alguien/algo

1.2. guard (in chess, cards):

guard piece/position

cubrir

guard piece/position

defender

guard card

reservarse

1.3. guard Am SPORTS:

guard

marcar

2. guard (control):

guard tongue/temper

cuidar

guard tongue/temper

controlar

II.guard [Am ɡɑrd, Brit ɡɑːd] N

1.1. guard C (sentry, soldier):

guard

guardia mf

the Guards (in UK)

regimiento m de la Guardia Real

bank/security guard

guarda mf jurado/de seguridad

prison guard Am

carcelero m / carcelera f

prison guard Am

oficial mf de prisiones

1.2. guard (squad):

guard no pl

guardia f

the changing of the guard

el cambio or el relevo de la guardia

an honor guard or Brit a guard of honour

una guardia de honor

the old guard

la vieja guardia

the old guard

la guardia vieja RioPl

1.3. guard C SPORTS:

guard (in US football)

defensa mf

guard (in basketball)

escolta mf

1.4. guard Irish (police officer):

guard

policía mf

2. guard U (surveillance):

guard

guardia f

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

she ordered that an all-night guard be mounted outside the embassy

ordenó que se montara guardia durante toda la noche frente a la embajada

attr guard duty

guardia f

attr guard duty

posta f AmC

3. guard U (in boxing, fencing):

guard

guardia f

to take left/right guard

cubrirse con la izquierda/derecha

on guard!

¡en guardia!

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:

guard

guardallama(s) m

4.2. guard C (on machinery):

guard

cubierta f de seguridad

guard

dispositivo m de seguridad

4.3. guard C:

guard (on sword)

guarnición f

guard (on sword)

guardamano m

guard (around trigger)

seguro m

5. guard C (precaution):

a guard against error/theft/infection

una protección contra los errores/el robo/las infecciones

as a guard against mistakes

para prevenir errores

6. guard C Brit RAIL:

guard

jefe m de tren / jefa f de tren

color guard, colour guard Brit N MIL

color guard

portaestandarte mf

security guard N

security guard

guarda jurado m / guarda jurada f

trigger guard N

trigger guard

guardamonte m

crossing guard N Am

crossing guard

persona que detiene el tráfico para permitir que los escolares atraviesen la calzada

guard dog N

guard dog

perro m guardián

guard against VB [Am ɡɑrd -, Brit ɡɑːd -] (v + prep + o)

guard against injury/temptation

evitar

guard against risks

protegerse contra

guard against risks

precaverse contra

guard against infection

prevenir

guard against infection

protegerse contra

guard against infection

precaverse contra

we must guard against that happening

tenemos que impedir que ocurra eso

we must guard against that happening

tenemos que cuidarnos de que ocurra eso

old guard N

the old guard

la vieja guardia

provost guard N (in US)

provost guard

destacamento m de soldados al mando de un jefe de la policía militar

praetorian guard [Am prəˈtɔriən ɡɑrd, Brit] N

the praetorian guard

la guardia pretoriana

gard in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gard in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.guard [gɑ:d, Am gɑ:rd] N

1. guard (person):

guard

guardia mf

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:

guard

defensa f

3. guard (protective device):

guard

resguardo m

4. guard Brit (railway official):

guard

jefe(-a) m (f) de tren

5. guard MIL:

the Guards

la Guardia

II.guard [gɑ:d, Am gɑ:rd] VB trans

1. guard:

guard (protect)

proteger

guard (prevent from escaping)

vigilar

2. guard (keep secret):

guard

guardar

guard dog N

guard dog

perro m guardián

guard against VB trans always sep (protect from)

to guard sth/sb against sth/sb

proteger algo/a alguien de algo/alguien

security guard N

security guard

guarda mf jurado, -a

guard duty <-ies> N

guard duty

guardia f

National Guard N Am

National Guard

Guardia f Nacional

I.avant-garde [ˌævɒŋˈgɑ:d, Am ˌɑ:vɑ:ntˈgɑ:rd] N

avant-garde

vanguardia f

II.avant-garde [ˌævɒŋˈgɑ:d, Am ˌɑ:vɑ:ntˈgɑ:rd] ADJ

avant-garde

vanguardista

avant-garde

de vanguardia

off-guard ADJ

User Entry

off-guard

desprevenido, -a

rash-guard N

User Entry

rash-guard SURF

camiseta de neopreno (para surf) m

point guard N

User Entry

point guard (in basketball) SPORTS

base mf