English

Etymology
From Old French ( > modern French garde), from Old Frankish *wardon (from Proto-Germanic *wardo-), cognate with Old English weard ( > English ward).

Noun
en-noun

1. a person who protects or watches over something
2. military A squad responsible for protecting something.

#: The president inspected the guard of honour.

1. a part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts
2. (Aus) panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
3. context|Basketball A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or center.
4. cricket The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket (see to take guard)
5. fb The offensive positions between the center and each of the offensive tackles
6. sports A player playing a position named guard
7. (railways) An employee who normally travels in the last vehicle of a train and is responsible for the safety of the train

Synonyms
fender (US, 3)
wing (British, 3)

Derived terms
bodyguard
guardian
mudguard
off guard
on guard
rear quard
safeguard
vanguard

Icelandic: t-|is|vörður|m
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Japanese: ��� (�����, kanshisha)
Russian: ���ажник (strážnik) m old use, ���аж (stráž) m, о��анник (o�ránnik) m, ��о�ож (stórož) m, конвои� (konvoír) m, �а�овой (�asovój) m, ка�а�л�н�й (karaúl'nyj) m
Slovene: stražar m singular, straža f|p
Spanish: guarda m/f, guardia m/f
Swedish: t-|sv|vakt|c
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trans-top|a group protecting something
Czech: t-|cs|stráž|f
Greek: t+|el|��ο��ά|f|sc=Grek
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trans-top|Part of machine blocking dangerous parts
Danish: skærm, afskærmning
German: t+|de|Schutz|m
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Russian: кож�� (kožú�) m, п�едо��ани�ел� (pr'edo�ranít'el') m
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trans-top|Panel of car enclosing the wheel
Danish: skærm
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Russian: t+|ru|к��ло|n|trkryló|scCyrl
Spanish: t-|es|aleta
Swedish: framskärm c
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trans-top|Player in sports in general
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Slovene: t+|sl|branilec|m
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Chinese: ��, ��
ttbc|French: garde f
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ttbc|Italian: protezione f
ttbc|Portuguese: protetor m

Verb
en-verb

1. To protect from some offence (specific or abstract.)

Translations

Ancient Greek: ��λα��ειν
Azerbaijani: t|az|qorumaq|xs=Azeri
Czech: t-|cs|st�ežit
Danish: bevogte, holde vagt
Dutch: bewaken
Finnish: vartioida, suojata
French: t+|fr|garder
German: t+|de|schützen
Hebrew: t-|he|ש�ר|sc=Hebr
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Italian: t+|it|custodire
Old English: t-|ang|weardian|xs=Old English
Portuguese: t+|pt|guardar
Russian: бе�е�� (beréch'), о��ан��� (o�ran'át'), ��о�ожи�� (storožít'), ка�а�ли�� (karaúlit')
Spanish: t+|es|vigilar
Swedish: vakta, bevaka

fr:guard
io:guard
it:guard
ku:guard
hu:guard
pt:guard
ru:guard
fi:guard
ta:guard
te:guard
vi:guard
tr:guard
zh:guard

• 2007-12-21 12:24 - Tbot - added t for nl, el, sl

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