Signification en français

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Guard

🇬🇧 UK /["/ɡɑːd/"]/ 🇺🇸 US /["/ɡɑːrd/"]/

Sens de Guard

a person, such as a soldier, a police officer or a prison officer, who protects a place or people, or prevents prisoners from escaping

In simple words: To protect or keep safe.

Guard dans une phrase

• The guard stood at the entrance to the building.
• They hired a guard to protect the museum from thieves.
• He decided to guard his secrets closely from everyone.
• During the game, the coach instructed the team to guard their opponents tightly.
• The security guard checked all bags entering the event.

Comment utiliser Guard

Use 'guard' when talking about protecting someone or something. It's appropriate in most contexts, but less common in casual conversations.

Grammar pattern

guard + object

Memory hint

Think of a 'guard' standing tall and strong like a knight defending a castle.

Mots liés

Collocations with Guard

• armed
• uniformed
• border
• post
• station
• patrol something
• protect something
• escort somebody
• duty
• dog
• close
• 24-hour
• constant
• off (your) guard
• on (your) guard
• under guard
• drop your guard
• keep guard of something
• keep your guard up
• civil
• national
• palace
• change
• call out
• guard of honour/​honor
• civil
• national
• palace
• change
• call out
• guard of honour/​honor
• trigger
• fire
• shin

Synonyms for Guard

• protect
• shield
• watch
• defend
• secure

Opposites of Guard

• abandon
• release
• expose

Common mistakes with Guard

• Confused with 'warden' — a guard protects but a warden manages.
• Using 'guard' without an object — always specify what is being guarded.
• Mixing up 'guard' with 'greet' — they have different meanings.

Questions fréquentes sur Guard

Que signifie Guard?

To protect or keep safe.

Que signifie Guard en français ?

To protect or keep safe.

Quelle est la définition de Guard?

a person, such as a soldier, a police officer or a prison officer, who protects a place or people, or prevents prisoners from escaping

Comment utiliser Guard dans une phrase?

The guard stood at the entrance to the building.

Peux-tu donner un autre exemple de Guard?

They hired a guard to protect the museum from thieves.

Quels sont les synonymes de Guard?

Quelques alternatives courantes : protect, shield, watch, defend, secure.

Quel est le contraire de Guard?

Les sens opposés incluent abandon, release, expose.

Quels mots vont avec Guard?

Il s'associe souvent à armed, uniformed, border, post, station, patrol something, protect something, escort somebody, duty, dog, close, 24-hour, constant, off (your) guard, on (your) guard, under guard, drop your guard, keep guard of something, keep your guard up, civil, national, palace, change, call out, guard of honour/​honor, civil, national, palace, change, call out, guard of honour/​honor, trigger, fire, shin.

Quelles sont les erreurs courantes avec Guard?

Confused with 'warden' — a guard protects but a warden manages. Using 'guard' without an object — always specify what is being guarded. Mixing up 'guard' with 'greet' — they have different meanings.

Comment prononce-t-on Guard?

US: /["/ɡɑːrd/"]/, UK: /["/ɡɑːd/"]/. Écoute l'audio ci-dessus pour entendre la prononciation native.

Quand dois-je utiliser Guard?

Use 'guard' when talking about protecting someone or something. It's appropriate in most contexts, but less common in casual conversations.

Quel niveau CEFR a Guard?

"Guard" est au niveau B1 sur l'échelle CEFR.