Translations for guard in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Show summary of all matches

I.guard [Am ɡɑrd, Brit ɡɑːd] VB trans

- Show synonyms for guard.
- Send us feedback

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

1.2. guard (in chess, cards):

guard piece/position

guard piece/position

guard card

1.3. guard Am SPORTS:

guard

2. guard (control):

guard tongue/temper

guard tongue/temper

II.guard [Am ɡɑrd, Brit ɡɑːd] N

- Show synonyms for guard.
- Send us feedback

1.1. guard C (sentry, soldier):

guard

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

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)

guard (in basketball)

1.4. guard Irish (police officer):

guard

2. guard U (surveillance):

guard

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):

guard

to take left/right guard

cubrirse con la izquierda/derecha

on guard!

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)

guard (on sword)

guard (around trigger)

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

- Show synonyms for color guard.
- Send us feedback

color guard

portaestandarte mf

security guard N

- Show synonyms for security guard.
- Send us feedback

security guard

guarda jurado m / guarda jurada f

Swiss guard N

- Show synonyms for Swiss guard.
- Send us feedback

1. Swiss guard C (soldier):

Swiss guard

guardia m suizo

2. Swiss guard (body):

Swiss guard

Guardia f Suiza

trigger guard N

- Show synonyms for trigger guard.
- Send us feedback

trigger guard

crossing guard N Am

- Show synonyms for crossing guard.
- Send us feedback

crossing guard

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

guard's van N Brit RAIL

- Show synonyms for guard's van.
- Send us feedback

guard's van

furgón m de cola

guard dog N

- Show synonyms for guard dog.
- Send us feedback

guard dog

perro m guardián

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

- Show synonyms for guard against.
- Send us feedback

guard against injury/temptation

guard against risks

protegerse contra

guard against risks

precaverse contra

guard against infection

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

guard chain N

- Show synonyms for guard chain.
- Send us feedback

guard chain

cadena f de seguridad

Translations for guard in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

Show summary of all matches

I.guard [gɑ:d, Am gɑ:rd] N

- Show synonyms for guard.
- Send us feedback

1. guard (person):

guard

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

3. guard (protective device):

guard

4. guard Brit (railway official):

guard

jefe(-a) m (f) de tren

5. guard MIL:

II.guard [gɑ:d, Am gɑ:rd] VB trans

- Show synonyms for guard.
- Send us feedback

1. guard:

guard (protect)

guard (prevent from escaping)

2. guard (keep secret):

guard

guard dog N

- Show synonyms for guard dog.
- Send us feedback

guard dog

perro m guardián

guard duty <-ies> N

- Show synonyms for guard duty.
- Send us feedback

guard duty

guard against VB trans always sep (protect from)

- Show synonyms for guard against.
- Send us feedback

to guard sth/sb against sth/sb

proteger algo/a alguien de algo/alguien

security guard N

- Show synonyms for security guard.
- Send us feedback

security guard

guarda mf jurado, -a

National Guard N Am

- Show synonyms for National Guard.
- Send us feedback

National Guard

Guardia f Nacional

off-guard ADJ

User Entry

- Reedit this entry
- Recommend deletion

desprevenido, -a

point guard N

User Entry

- Reedit this entry
- Recommend deletion

point guard (in basketball) SPORTS

rash-guard N

User Entry

- Reedit this entry
- Recommend deletion

rash-guard SURF

camiseta de neopreno (para surf) m

Translations for guard in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to guard

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 guard sth/sb against sth/sb

proteger algo/a alguien de algo/alguien

I was challenged by the new security guard

me paró el nuevo guardia de seguridad

to be on one's guard against sth/sb

guardarse de algo/alguien

to catch sb off his/her guard

coger descuidado a alguien

to put sb on his/her guard

poner a alguien en guardia

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

Eventually, a guard was posted on the decompression chamber and the men were recovered safely. en.wikipedia.org

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. en.wikipedia.org

There, about 60 members of the squadron were placed in training schools for three weeks while the remainder performed guard duty and camp maintenance duty. en.wikipedia.org

We readers must guard against these new dexterities. en.wikipedia.org

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

A warden and a security guard are present round-the-clock to ensure their well-being and safety. en.wikipedia.org

A security guard found a suspicious black bag left unattended in a fast food outlet and placed it in a back room. en.wikipedia.org

Due to his verbally violent behavior, the coast guard was dispatched to bring him to observation at the local hospital. en.wikipedia.org

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Browse the dictionary

English

Look up "guard" in other languages

Choose your language Deutsch | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Srpski | 中文