guard Signification, définition

Signification de guard en français

• 0 a soldier, police officer, etc. who keeps a person or place safe -- garde [ masculine ]

  • two guards at the gate deux gardes à l’entrée

  • a border guard un garde-frontière

• 1 the act of protecting sb or sth or keeping sb from escaping -- garde [ feminine ]

  • the hours during which he was on guard les heures durant lesquelles il était de garde

  • the prisoner under guard le prisonnier sous surveillance

• 2 paying attention because sth bad could happen -- sur ses gardes (contre)

  • Be on your guard against Internet fraud. Soyez sur vos gardes contre la fraude sur Internet.

• 3 not paying attention and vulnerable to sth bad happening -- au dépourvu

  • He caught me off guard with his criticism. Il m’a pris au dépourvu avec sa critique.

• 4 to keep safe -- garder

  • Two police officers guarded the door. Deux policiers gardaient la porte.

  • to guard a secret garder un secret

• 5 to stop from escaping -- surveiller

  • He left the jail, guarded by two soldiers. Il a quitté la prison, escorté par deux soldats.

• 6 to protect from danger or attack -- garder

  • The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.

• 7 to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening -- surveiller

  • The soldiers guarded their prisoners

  • Try to guard against making silly mistakes.

• 8 someone who or something which protects -- garde

  • The security officers formed a guard round the president

  • a guard in front of the fire.

• 9 someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping -- garde

  • There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.

• 10 a person in charge of a train; conductor American -- chef de train

• 11 the act or duty of guarding. -- surveillance