guard

guard: 1. verb
1) (to protect from danger or attack: The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.) (be)vokte, beskytte, verne

2) (to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening: The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes.) holde vakt over, bevokte
2. noun
1) (someone who or something which protects: a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire.) vakt, vern

2) (someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping: There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.) vokter, vakt

3) ((American conductor) a person in charge of a train.) togfører, overkonduktør

4) (the act or duty of guarding.) vakt

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- guarded
- guardedly
- guard of honour
- keep guard on
- keep guard
- off guard
- on guard
- stand guard
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subst. \/ɡɑːd\/

1) vakt, vaktpost, vaktmannskap, garde

2) beskyttelse, vern, forsvar, vakthold, bevoktning

3) (i kampsport) parerstilling, gard

4) (amer.) fangevokter, fengselsbetjent

5) (på sverd) parerbøyle, parerplate

6) (på skytevåpen) parerbøyle

7) (jernbane) over-konduktør, togfører

8) (mekanikk e.l.) beskyttelse(splate), (sikkerhets)skjerm

9) (amer., fotball) guardspiller

10) (sjøfart) skansevakt

catch somebody off one's guard overrumple noen, ta noen på senga

changing of the guard vaktskifte

get under someone's guard få has på noen

guard of honor æresvakt

the Guards garden

• for years he had been a member of the Horse Guards

han hadde vært medlem av hestegarden i flere år

the Home Guard Heimevernet

keep\/stand guard holde vakt, stå vakt

lower one's guard være uoppmerksom

mount guard gå på vakt, stå vakt, holde vakt sette ut vakt

off guard ubevoktet, uoppmerksom(t)

off one's guard uoppmerksom, uforsiktig, overrumplet, ikke på vakt, overrasket

on guard (militærvesen) på vakt, på post

be on one's guard (være) på vakt mot, akte seg for, ta seg i akt for, passe seg for

put\/throw somebody off his guard berolige noen, gi noen en falsk følelse av trygghet

put\/set somebody on (his) guard against advare noen mot

relax one's guard blottstille seg

relieve guard avløse vakten

under close guard under streng bevoktning

when off one's guard i et ubevoktet øyeblikk
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verb \/ɡɑːd\/

1) vokte, holde vakt over, overvåke, bevokte

• she worked in the prison, guarding the prisoners

• three soldiers guarded the frontiers

2) beskytte, passe på, verne (om)

3) forsvare, sikre

4) (sjakk, kortspill) gardere, dekke

guard against beskytte seg mot, gardere seg mot, sikre seg mot

• to guard against sexual diseases, use a condom

forebygge, være en beskyttelse mot

• a condom functions as a guard against veneral diseases

guard one's anonymity bevare sin anonymitet

guard oneself vokte seg, passe seg, være forsiktig

guard oneself against gardere seg mot, sikre seg mot

guard one's reputation verne om sitt rykte, passe godt på ryktet sitt, ta vare på sitt rykte

guard one's words vokte seg for hva man sier, passe seg for hva man sier

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Synonyms:

Protect, defend, shield, shelter, watch, keep in safety, attend for protection, Defence, Protection, shield, security, bulwark, rampart, aegis, palladium, safe-guard / Provide against objections, secure against attack, make with caution, Watch, take care, be cautious, be vigilant, Sentinel, sentry, watch, watchman / Convoy, escort, conduct, body of defenders / Circumspection, care, watchfulness, caution, attention, heed / Conductor (of a coach or of a railway train)

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Guard — Guard, n. [OF. guarde, F. garde; of German origin; cf. OHG. wart, warto, one who watches, warta a watching, Goth. wardja watchman. See {Guard}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, guards from injury, danger, exposure, or attack;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Guard — may refer to:Professional occupations* Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assault * Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street * Prison guard, who supervises prisoners in a prison or jail * Security… … Wikipedia
guard — or middle guard [gärd] vt. [LME garde < the n.] 1. to keep safe from harm; watch over and protect; defend; shield 2. to watch over; specif., a) to keep from escape or trouble b) to hold in check; control; restrain c) Sports to keep (an… … English World dictionary
guard — Ⅰ. guard UK US /gɑːd/ noun [C] ► WORKPLACE a piece of equipment that protects the user of a machine from being injured by a sharp or dangerous part on the machine: »Make sure that the safety guard is in position before using the cutting machine.… … Financial and business terms
guard — ► VERB 1) watch over in order to protect or control. 2) (guard against) take precautions against. ► NOUN 1) a person, especially a soldier, who guards or keeps watch. 2) (treated as sing. or pl. ) a body of soldiers guarding a place or person. 3) … English terms dictionary
Guard — /ɡaːɐt/ (engl., zu deutsch Verteidiger oder Schutz(vorrichtung) ) steht für: Point Guard und Shooting Guard, zwei Positionen im Basketball die zusammen den Backcourt bilden Enforcer, eine Position im Eishockey eine Position im American Football… … Deutsch Wikipedia
guard — GUARD, guarzi, s.m. (Ieşit din uz) Soldat sau, p. ext., ofiţer, agent însărcinat cu paza. – Din it. guardia. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 guard s. m., pl. guarzi Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic GUARD s … Dicționar Român
Guard — (g[aum]rd), v. i. To watch by way of caution or defense; to be cautious; to be in a state or position of defense or safety; as, careful persons guard against mistakes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Guard — Guard, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Guarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gurding}.] [OF. guarder, garder, warder, F. garder, fr. OHG. wart?n to be on the watch, await, G. marten. See {Ward}, v. & n., and cf. {Guard}, n.] 1. To protect from danger; to secure… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
guard — [n1] protector bouncer*, chaperon, chaperone, chaser*, convoyer, custodian, defender, escort, guardian, lookout, picket, sentinel, sentry, shepherd, shield, ward, warden, watch, watchperson; concept 348 guard [n2] defense aegis, armament, armor,… … New thesaurus
guard´ed|ly — guard|ed «GAHR dihd», adjective. 1. kept safe; carefully watched over; defended; protected. SYNONYM(S): watched. 2. careful; prudent; cautious: »“Maybe” was his guarded answer to my question … Useful english dictionary

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