Compound Forms:
guard | |
| Inglés | Español |
| armed guard n | (guard: has a weapon) | guardia armado nm |
| Hay un guardia armado que cuida la entrada. |
| beach guard n | US (lifeguard at beach) (en una playa) | socorrista n común |
| catch [sb] off guard v expr | (take [sb] by surprise) (coloquial) | agarrar por sorpresa loc verb |
| The offer of early retirement caught me off guard; I hadn't guessed it was coming. |
| agarrar desprevenido loc verb |
| agarrar desprevenido a loc verb |
| tomar por sorpresa a loc verb |
cattle guard (US),
cattle grid (UK) n | (grate: keeps livestock out) | guardaganado nm |
| The cattle guard keeps the cows from getting loose, but I hate driving over it. |
| Coast Guard n | US (branch of US military) | Guardia Costera loc nom f |
| This country's Coast Guard provides various maritime services. |
| La Guardia Costera de este país presta varios servicios marítimos. |
| Coastguard n | UK (search-and-rescue organization) | Guardia Costera loc nom f |
| guardacostas nmpl |
| The Coastguard sent a helicopter to help in the search for the missing fisherman. |
| coastguard n | UK (member of search-and-rescue organization) | miembro de la Guardia Costera n común + loc adj |
| guardacostas n común |
| One of the coast guards heard a distress signal from a cargo ship. |
| Coast Guard cutter n | US (rescue ship) | barco guardacostas, buque guardacostas loc nom m |
| We're sending out all our Coast Guard cutters to look for that ship in distress. |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Se enviaron varios guardacostas para alejar al Prestige de la costa. |
color guard (US),
colour guard (UK) n | (flag bearer) | portaestandarte n común |
| abanderado, abanderada nm, nf |
crossing guard (US),
lollipop lady,
lollipop man (UK) n | (for crossing a road) | guardia de cruce escolar grupo nom |
| The crossing guard at this intersection is very friendly; he kids around with the children and chats with the adult pedestrians. |
| El guardia de cruce escolar es muy amable, juega con los niños y charla con los peatones más mayores. |
eyecup,
eye guard n | (on optical device: eye rest) | cubilete de goma loc nom m |
| visor de goma loc nom m |
fire screen,
fireguard n | (protective screen for a fireplace) | pantalla de chimenea nf + loc adj |
| guard cell n | (botany: epidermal cell) | célula de guarda loc nom f |
| célula oclusiva loc nom f |
| guard dog n | (watch dog) | perro guardián loc nom m |
| German shepherds make excellent guard dogs. |
| Los pastores alemanes pueden convertirse en excelentes perros guardianes. |
| guard duty | (military) | turno de vigilancia nm + adj |
| guard hair | (animal fur) | pelo de guarda loc nom m |
guard of honor,
honor guard (US),
guard of honour,
honour guard (UK) n | (escort) | guardia de honor loc nom mf |
| guard tower n | (tall structure for keeping watch) | torre de vigía grupo nom |
| The prison was surrounded by guard towers, each of which held an armed guard round the clock. |
| La prisión estaba rodeada por torres de vigía, cada una con su correspondiente guardia armado. |
| atalaya nf |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Desde la atalaya podía verse toda la playa y la inmensidad del mar. |
| (AR, UY) | mangrullo nm |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Desde el mangrullo podía verse toda la playa y la inmensidad del mar. |
| gum guard n | (protector worn in the mouth) (deporte) | protector bucal nm |
| De poco le sirvió el protector bucal, el golpe le llenó la boca de sangre. |
| hob guard n | UK (cooker: safety grille) (CR, para cocina de gas) | parrilla nf |
| (para los quemadores) | protector nm |
| home guard n | (volunteer army) | milicias populares loc nom fpl |
| During the war, the Home Guard was composed mainly of men who weren't eligible for conscription. |
| Durante la Guerra, las milicias populares estaban compuestas principalmente por hombres que no calificaban como reclutas. |
| Guardia Doméstica n propio f |
| Durante la Guerra, la Guardia Doméstica estaba compuesta principalmente por hombres que no calificaban como reclutas. |
| Horse Guards n | (cavalry: regiment) | Guardia Montada n propio f |
horse guard,
horse guard wasp n | (flying insect) | avispa de arena loc nom f |
| keep guard vtr + n | (watch, look out) | vigilar⇒ vtr |
| lifeguard n | (swimming attendant) | socorrista acuático, socorrista acuática loc nm, loc nf |
| socorrista n común |
| (AmL) | salvavidas, guardavidas n común inv |
| They closed the pool because no lifeguard was available. |
| Cerraron la piscina porque no había socorristas acuáticos disponibles. |
lower your guard,
UK: lower your defences,
US: lower your defenses vtr | figurative (relax: guard, defences) | bajar la guardia loc verb |
| He lowered his guard once he realized it was a friend. |
| Bajó la guardia en cuanto se dio cuenta de que era un amigo. |
| mouth guard n | (protective shield for teeth) | protector bucal |
| She put her mouth guard in before playing rugby. |
| National Guard n | (reserve military forces) | Guardia Nacional n propio f |
| neck guard n | (sports: padded protector) | protector cervical nm |
| All ice hockey players should wear a neck guard to protect themselves. |
| off guard adv | (when unprepared) | por sorpresa loc adv |
| con la guardia baja loc adv |
| en un momento de descuido loc adv |
| I was taken completely off guard when the police arrived with a search warrant. |
| Los policías me agarraron por sorpresa cuando llegaron con la orden de registro. |
off guard,
off-guard adj | (unprepared) | con la guardia baja loc adj |
| desprevenido/a adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes a noun. |
| The thief took advantage of a moment when the shopkeeper was off guard. |
| El ladrón aprovechó cuando el vendedor estaba con la guardia baja. |
| off-guard moment n | (momentary inattention) | momento con la guardia baja nm + loc adv |
| momento desprevenido nm + adj |
| old guard n | (long-time members of a group) (figurado) | vieja guardia adj + nf |
| old guard n | (people who resist change) (figurado) | vieja guardia adj + nf |
| on guard adv | (prepared, at the ready) (ES, coloquial) | al loro loc adv |
| You need to be on guard for viral attacks against your computer. |
| Debes estar al loro por si los virus atacan tu computadora. |
| listo adv |
| Debes estar listo por si los virus atacan tu computadora. |
| en guardia loc adv |
| Debes estar en guardia por si los virus atacan tu computadora. |
| palace guard n | (soldier: protects royal residence) | guardia del palacio grupo nom |
| Dressed in red with white trim, the palace guard stood at the gate. |
| Vestido de rojo con ribetes blancos, el guardia del palacio estaba en pie ante la puerta. |
| guardia de palacio grupo nom |
| Vestido de rojo con ribetes blancos, el guardia de palacio estaba en pie ante la puerta. |
| guardia real grupo nom |
| Vestido de rojo con ribetes blancos, el guardia real estaba en pie ante la puerta. |
| point guard n | (basketball position) | base nm |
| Ricky Rubio es el base de la selección española de baloncesto. |
| prison guard n | ([sb] who keeps order in prison) | guardacárcel, guardiacárcel n común |
| agente penitenciario n común + adj |
| (informal) | carcelero, carcelera nm, nf |
| private guard n | (personal security) | escolta privado n común + adj |
| guardaespaldas n común |
| put [sb] on his/her guard v expr | (make wary) (alertar) | poner a alguien en guardia loc verb |
| The way she looks at me puts me on my guard. |
| El modo en que ella me mira me pone en guardia. |
rearguard,
rear-guard,
rear guard adj | (backup) (procedimiento, copia) | de seguridad loc adj |
rearguard,
rear-guard,
rear guard adj | (defensive) (maniobra defensiva) | de retaguardia loc adj |
rearguard,
rear-guard,
rear guard n | figurative (conservative position) (figurado) | retaguardia nf |
| They accused their opponents of being in the rearguard of social change. |
| Acusaban a sus opositores de estar en la retaguardia del cambio social. |
rearguard,
rear-guard,
rear guard n | (military) | retaguardia nf |
| The rearguard faced the greatest danger when the army was in retreat. |
| La retaguardia enfrentó el mayor peligro cuando el ejército se retiró. |
| Royal Guard n | (military bodyguards to the monarchy) | guardia real nf |
| La princesa ingresó escoltada por cuatro miembros de la guardia real. |
| security guard n | (person: protects building) | guardia de seguridad grupo nom |
| The security guard patrolled the shopping centre looking for rowdy schoolchildren. |
| El guardia de seguridad patrullaba el centro comercial buscando a escolares pendencieros. |
| vigilante n común |
| El vigilante patrullaba el centro comercial buscando a escolares pendencieros. |
| shin guard n | often plural (protective leg pads) | canillera nf |
| espinillera nf |
snow guard,
snowguard,
roof guard,
snow board n | (stops snow sliding off roof) | guardanieves nm inv |
| splash guard n | (vehicle: mud flap) (gen pl) | faldilla nf |
| stand guard vi + n | (keep watch) (militar) | hacer guardia loc verb |
| vigilar⇒ vtr |
| stand guard over [sb/sth] v expr | (watch over, protect) | vigilar a vtr + prep |
| trigger guard n | (safety feature on a gun) (ES) | guardamonte nm |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El guardamonte es la pieza que protege al gatillo. |
| (arma) | seguro nm |
| watch guard n | (watch chain) | cadena de reloj pulsera nf + loc adj |
yeoman,
Yeoman of the Guard n | UK (Beefeater: royal guard) | guardia real loc nom f |
| The yeomen are the bodyguards of the British monarch. |
