prison guard in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for prison guard in the English»French Dictionary

prison guard N Am

prison guard

surveillant/-e m/f de prison

Translations for prison guard in the French»English Dictionary

surveillant/surveillante de prison

prison guard Am

Translations for prison guard in the English»French Dictionary

I.guard [Brit ɡɑːd, Am ɡɑrd] N

1. guard (minder):

guard (for person)

surveillant/-e m/f

guard (for place, object)

gardien/-ienne m/f

2. guard:

guard (at prison)

gardien/-ienne m/f

guard (soldier)

garde m

3. guard MIL (duty):

guard

garde f

guard

surveillance f

to be on guard

être de garde

to go on guard

prendre son tour de garde

to come off guard

finir son tour de garde

to keep or stand guard

monter la garde (over auprès de)

to mount (a) guard over sb/sth

monter la garde auprès de qn/qc

the changing of the guard Brit

la relève de la garde

4. guard (watchfulness):

to drop or relax or lower one's guard

baisser la garde

to catch sb off guard

prendre qn au dépourvu

to be on one's guard

être sur ses gardes

to be on one's guard against sth

se méfier de qc

to be on one's guard against sth happening

veiller à ce que qc n'arrive pas

5. guard (group of soldiers, police etc):

to transport sth under an armed guard

transporter qc sous escorte armée

6. guard Brit RAIL:

guard

chef m de train

7. guard (for safety):

guard (on printer)

couvercle m

guard (on industrial machinery)

carter m de protection

8. guard Brit (in names of regiments):

guard

garde m

the Scots Guards

la garde écossaise

the Coldstream Guard

le régiment de Coldstream

9. guard (in Ireland):

guard (policeman)

policier m (irlandais)

II.guard [Brit ɡɑːd, Am ɡɑrd] VB trans

1. guard (protect):

guard place, object

surveiller

guard person, reputation

protéger

a dog guards the house

un chien garde la maison

the house/border is heavily guarded

la maison/la frontière est sous haute surveillance

to guard sth with one's life

protéger qc au péril de sa vie

to guard one's tongue fig

surveiller sa langue

2. guard (prevent from escaping):

guard prisoner

surveiller

to be closely guarded

être surveillé de près

3. guard (from discovery):

guard secret

garder

a closely guarded secret

un secret bien gardé

III.guard [Brit ɡɑːd, Am ɡɑrd]

the old guard

la vieille garde

prison [Brit ˈprɪz(ə)n, Am ˈprɪzən] N

1. prison (place):

prison

prison f

to be in prison

être en prison

to go to prison

aller en prison

to send sb to prison

envoyer qn en prison

he sent them to prison for 12 years

il les a condamnés à 12 ans de prison

to put sb in prison

emprisonner qn

to have been in prison

avoir fait de la prison

her house felt like a prison

elle se sentait prisonnière entre ses quatre murs

her house felt like a prison attr death, life, suicide

en prison

her house felt like a prison administration, regulation

pénitentiaire

her house felt like a prison population, reform

pénal

her house felt like a prison cell, governor, yard

de prison

her house felt like a prison chapel, kitchen

de la prison

her house felt like a prison conditions

de détention

2. prison (punishment):

prison

emprisonnement m

prison

prison f

prison guard in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for prison guard in the English»French Dictionary

prison guard Am

gardien(ne) m (f) de prison

Translations for prison guard in the French»English Dictionary

surveillant(e) de prison

prison guard Am

Translations for prison guard in the English»French Dictionary

I.guard [gɑ:d, Am gɑ:rd] N

1. guard (person):

guard

garde m

prison guard Am

gardien(ne) m (f) de prison

security guard

garde chargé de la sécurité

to be on guard

être de faction

to be under guard

être sous surveillance

to keep guard over sb/sth

surveiller qn/qc

2. guard (defensive stance):

guard

position f de défense

to be on one's guard

être sur ses gardes

to be caught off one's guard

tromper la vigilance de qn

to be caught off one's guard fig

être pris au dépourvu

to drop one's guard

ne plus être méfiant

3. guard (protective device):

guard

dispositif m de sécurité

faceguard

masque m protecteur

fireguard

garde-feu m

4. guard Brit (railway official):

guard

garde-corps m

chief guard

chef m de train

II.guard [gɑ:d, Am gɑ:rd] VB trans

guard

garder

to guard sb from danger

protéger qn d'un danger

to guard sb/sth against sb/sth

protéger qn/qc de qn/qc

prison [ˈprɪzən] N

1. prison (jail):

prison

prison f

to go to prison

aller en prison

to put sb in prison

emprisonner qn

to send sb to prison

envoyer qn en prison

to throw sb into prison

jeter qn en prison

in prison

en prison

prison life

la vie carcérale

prison yard

cour de prison

2. prison no pl (time in jail):

prison

réclusion f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The prison guard then shouted out ten and the next prisoner shouted out 5 and was hung - what should the prisoner have shouted?

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The interview was conducted in the presence of a prison guard.

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We do not doubt that every gentleman officer belonging to the garrison of his prison guard rejoices at his escape.

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The top of the walls of the inner fortress served to the patrolling prison guard as walkway.

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Outside of their cells, they are always accompanied by a prison guard.

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He was encouraged by a prison guard who also coached the reformatory's baseball team to join the squad as a catcher.

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When they grow up, the two boys take different pathsone becomes a prison guard, the other works in a factorybut their early childhood passions remain.

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This followed the resignation of a prison guard who had cited poor conditions and mistreatment of prisoners as the reasons for his leaving.

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Scarlet was trained in combat when she became a prison guard in a women's prison.

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First of all, she wasn't trained to be a prison guard, so she didn't even know the basic rules.

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