Guards in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Guards 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

Swiss guard N

1. Swiss guard C (soldier):

Swiss guard

guardia m suizo

2. Swiss guard (body):

Swiss guard

Guardia f Suiza

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's van N Brit RAIL

guard's van

furgón m de cola

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

guard chain N

guard chain

cadena f de seguridad

Guards in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Guards in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Guards

Guards

A las Household Troops de la monarquía británica pertenecen siete regimientos de los Guards (Guardia). Dos regimientos de Household Cavalry (caballería): los Life Guards y los Blues and Royals. Y cinco regimientos de infantería: los Grenadier Guards, los Coldstream Guards, los Scots Guards, los Irish Guards y los Welsh Guards. La ceremonia del cambio de guardia tiene lugar cada dos días a las 11:30 en el Buckingham Palace.

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 duty <-ies> N

guard duty

guardia f

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

National Guard N Am

National Guard

Guardia f Nacional

off-guard ADJ

User Entry

off-guard

desprevenido, -a

point guard N

User Entry

point guard (in basketball) SPORTS

base mf

rash-guard N

User Entry

rash-guard SURF

camiseta de neopreno (para surf) m

Guards Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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 keep guard over sth/sb

vigilar algo/a alguien

to post guards

designar las guardias

the Guards

la Guardia

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The guards and warders charged with overseeing these prisoners knew neither their names nor their crimes, and were prohibited from speaking to them.

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Although there was disagreement and disorganization over the control of the city, many guards were known to be sympathetic to the attacks.

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In the past, modesty guards only asked women to cover up in the prayer area, but this is now required in the entire plaza.

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He risks a closer look and makes it into the innermost recesses of the shrine, seeing that the guards were all long deceased heroes.

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We mete out our own discipline because the guards don't do anything.

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The official Rwandan national park guards, consisting of 24 staffers, did not catch any poachers' traps during the same period.

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Slowly, he watched the right nucleus form around him, quick guards and heady players who intrinsically understood where to go and what to do.

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Shopping centre guards used trolleys to wheel out several wounded children and at least one man.

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At the same entrance, three private security guards frisked churchgoers with hand-held metal detectors, while a fourth guard used a mirror to check for explosives underneath cars.

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The guards on duty were quickly overrun and locked into cells.

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