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old guard N

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the old guard

la vieja guardia

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the old guard

la guardia vieja RioPl

the old guard

la vieja guardia

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vieja guardia

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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.old [Am oʊld, Brit əʊld] ADJ

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1. old (of certain age):

how old are you?

¿cuántos años tienes?

how old are you?

¿qué edad tienes?

he's 10 years old

she's two years older than me

me lleva dos años

she's two years older than me

es dos años mayor que yo

my older brother

mi hermano mayor

our oldest son

nuestro hijo mayor

when the children are older

cuando los niños sean mayores or más grandes

day-/week-old chicks

pollitos mpl de un día/de una semana

a month-old puppy

un cachorro de un mes

the house is centuries old

la casa tiene siglos

my two-year-old daughter

mi hija de dos años

a group of fifteen-year-/six-year-olds

un grupo de quinceañeros/de niños de seis años

she's not old enough to go to school

no tiene edad de ir a la escuela

you're old enough to know better!

¡a tu edad …!

he's old enough to be her father

podría ser su padre

you're as old as you feel

lo importante es tener el espíritu joven

2. old:

old (not young)

old (less polite)

the bar's always full of old men

el bar siempre está lleno de viejos

her experiences had made her old beyond her years

sus experiencias la habían hecho madurar muy rápidamente

old people feel the cold more

los ancianos or las personas mayores or de edad sienten más el frío

to get or grow old/older

doesn't she look old!

¡qué vieja or avejentada está!

when I'm old

cuando sea vieja

3.1. old (not new):

old clothes/car/remedy

old city/civilization

old custom/tradition

old custom/tradition

a fine old wine

un buen vino añejo

a beautiful old table

una mesa antigua preciosa

it's a very old family

es una familia de abolengo

the old part of the city

el casco viejo or antiguo de la ciudad

we like to keep to the old ways

nos gusta hacer las cosas a la antigua usanza

the old country

la madre patria

3.2. old (longstanding, familiar) attr:

old friend/enemy/rivalry

old injury/problem

it's the old, old story

es la misma historia de siempre

3.3. old (experienced, veteran) attr:

old campaigner

old campaigner

4. old (former, previous) attr:

old job/classmate

my old school

mi antiguo colegio

5. old LING:

Old attr

6.1. old inf attr as intensifier:

just wear any old thing

ponte cualquier cosa

come and see me any old time

ven a verme cuando quieras

she dresses just any old way or Brit also any old how

se viste de cualquier manera

we had a pretty dull old time

nos aburrimos mortalmente inf

this book is a load of old rubbish

este libro es una porquería inf

6.2. old inf attr (in familiar references):

old Bob here will show you where to go

el bueno de Bob te dirá dónde tienes que ir

good old John!

¡este John …!

hello, old thing Brit

hola ¿qué tal?

lucky old you!

¡qué suerte tienes!

don't forget little old me!

¡no te olvides del pobrecito de mí!

she's not a bad old soul

no es mala gente inf

II.old [Am oʊld, Brit əʊld] N

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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):

I.old [əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

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4. old (former):

old boyfriend

old English

inglés m antiguo

6. old inf (expression of affection):

I heard poor old Frank's lost his job

he oído que el pobre Frank se ha quedado sin trabajo

II.old [əʊld, Am oʊld] N

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2. old liter (past):

of old

to know sb of old

conocer a alguien desde hace tiempo

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Now they were ready to relinquish this vision to that same old guard they had maligned as obsolete "old party system men". en.wikipedia.org

However, the transition between the old guard and the new resulted in arguments over how to handle the film. en.wikipedia.org

The south sees the north as the old guard trying to rule as an oligarchy. en.wikipedia.org

The museum's ticket office is an old guard station that has been restored. en.wikipedia.org

He argued that the board was dominated by a secretive old guard, who often reduced other trustees to the role of passive spectators. en.wikipedia.org

Both players acquitted themselves exceptionally and proved to be able replacements for the old guard. en.wikipedia.org

On the ground floor, the old guard room (16th century), with cross-ribbed vaults, decorated with a large fireplace key. en.wikipedia.org

Ironically, the old guard saw him as short-lived leader, allowing each faction time to regroup. en.wikipedia.org

The party was thus divided with the traditionalist and more powerful old guard against the new and younger leaders. en.wikipedia.org

He saw the good government types battle the old guard, and sometimes found little difference between the antagonists. en.wikipedia.org

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