guard

guard
guard [gα:d]
1. noun
   a. ( = act of guarding) garde f
• to put a guard on sb/sth faire surveiller qn/qch
• to come off guard finir son tour de garde
• to be on guard être de garde
• to go on guard prendre son tour de garde
• to stand guard être de garde
• to stand guard on (against attack) garder ; (against theft, escape) surveiller
• to stand guard over sb/sth monter la garde auprès de qn/qch
• to be under guard être sous bonne garde
• to keep sb under guard garder qn sous surveillance
• he was taken under guard to ... il a été emmené sous escorte à ...
   b. (Boxing, fencing) garde f
   c. ( = wariness) to be on one's guard se méfier (against de) se tenir sur ses gardes (against contre)
• to put sb on his guard mettre qn en garde (against contre)
• to be off one's guard ne pas être sur ses gardes
• to catch sb off guard prendre qn au dépourvu
• to put sb off his guard tromper la vigilance de qn
   d. ( = person) (in prison) gardien(ne) m(f) ; (in army) garde f
• to change (the) guard faire la relève de la garde
   e. (British) (on train) chef m de train
2. transitive verb
(against attack) garder (from, against contre ) ; (against theft, escape) surveiller
• the frontier is heavily guarded la frontière est solidement gardée
• the dog guarded the house le chien gardait la maison
• guard it with your life! veillez bien dessus !
• to guard o.s. against sth se prémunir contre qch
• a closely guarded secret un secret bien gardé
3. compounds
► guard dog noun chien m de garde
► guard duty noun
• to be on guard duty être de garde ► guard of honour noun garde f d'honneur
► guard's van noun (British) fourgon m
► guard against inseparable transitive verb se protéger contre
• to guard against doing sth (bien) se garder de faire qch
• in order to guard against this pour éviter cela
• we must try to guard against this happening again nous devons essayer d'empêcher que cela ne se reproduise
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[gɑːd] 1.
noun
1) (for person) surveillant/-e m/f; (for place, object) gardien/-ienne m/f
2) (at prison) gardien/-ienne m/f; (soldier) garde m
3) Military (duty) garde f, surveillance f

to be on guard — (duty) être de garde

to go on/come off guard — prendre/finir son tour de garde

to keep ou stand guard — monter la garde (over auprès de)

the changing of the guard — GB la relève de la garde

4) (watchfulness)

to drop one's guard — baisser la garde

to catch somebody off guard — prendre quelqu'un au dépourvu

to be on one's guard — se méfier (against de)

5) (group of soldiers, police etc)

under armed guard — sous escorte armée

6) GB Railways chef m de train
7) (for safety) (on printer) couvercle m; (on industrial machinery) carter m de protection
8) (in Ireland) (policeman) policier m (irlandais)
2.
transitive verb
1) (protect) surveiller [place, object]; protéger [person]

a dog guards the house — un chien garde la maison

the house is heavily guarded — la maison est sous haute surveillance

to guard something with one's life — protéger quelque chose au péril de sa vie

2) (prevent from escaping) surveiller
3) (from discovery) garder [secret]
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