rear guard dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de rear guard dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.guard [GB ɡɑːd, Am ɡɑrd] SUBST

1. guard (minder):

guard (for person)

surveillant/-e m/f

guard (for place, object)

gardien/-ienne m/f

2. guard:

guard (at prison)

gardien/-ienne m/f

guard (soldier)

garde m

3. guard MILIT (duty):

guard

garde f

guard

surveillance f

to be on guard

être de garde

to go on guard

prendre son tour de garde

to come off guard

finir son tour de garde

to keep or stand guard

monter la garde (over auprès de)

to mount (a) guard over sb/sth

monter la garde auprès de qn/qc

the changing of the guard GB

la relève de la garde

4. guard (watchfulness):

to drop or relax or lower one's guard

baisser la garde

to catch sb off guard

prendre qn au dépourvu

to be on one's guard

être sur ses gardes

to be on one's guard against sth

se méfier de qc

to be on one's guard against sth happening

veiller à ce que qc n'arrive pas

5. guard (group of soldiers, police etc):

to transport sth under an armed guard

transporter qc sous escorte armée

6. guard GB CHEMDFER:

guard

chef m de train

7. guard (for safety):

guard (on printer)

couvercle m

guard (on industrial machinery)

carter m de protection

8. guard GB (in names of regiments):

guard

garde m

the Scots Guards

la garde écossaise

the Coldstream Guard

le régiment de Coldstream

9. guard (in Ireland):

guard (policeman)

policier m (irlandais)

II.guard [GB ɡɑːd, Am ɡɑrd] VERBE trans

1. guard (protect):

guard place, object

surveiller

guard person, reputation

protéger

a dog guards the house

un chien garde la maison

the house/border is heavily guarded

la maison/la frontière est sous haute surveillance

to guard sth with one's life

protéger qc au péril de sa vie

to guard one's tongue fig

surveiller sa langue

2. guard (prevent from escaping):

guard prisoner

surveiller

to be closely guarded

être surveillé de près

3. guard (from discovery):

guard secret

garder

a closely guarded secret

un secret bien gardé

III.guard [GB ɡɑːd, Am ɡɑrd]

the old guard

la vieille garde

I.rear [GB rɪə, Am rɪr] SUBST

1. rear (of building, car, room etc):

rear

arrière m

at the rear of the house

derrière la maison

(viewed) from the rear building, monument etc

vu de l'arrière

(viewed) from the rear person

vu de dos

‘to rear’ (in estate agent's brochure)

‘à l'arrière’

2. rear MILIT:

rear (of procession, train)

queue f

rear (of unit, convoy)

arrière-garde f

rear (of unit, convoy)

arrières mpl

rear (of column)

queue f

at the rear of the train

en queue de train

to attack the enemy in the rear

attaquer l'ennemi à revers

to bring up the rear (gen) MILIT

fermer la marche

3. rear euph (of person):

rear

derrière m fam

II.rear [GB rɪə, Am rɪr] ADJ

1. rear entrance, garden:

rear

de derrière

2. rear MOTOR:

rear light, seat, suspension

arrière

III.rear [GB rɪə, Am rɪr] VERBE trans

rear child, family, animals

élever

rear plants

cultiver

to be reared on classical music

être nourri de musique classique

IV.rear [GB rɪə, Am rɪr] VERBE intr a. rear up

rear horse:

se cabrer

rear snake:

se dresser

rear fig building, tree etc:

s'élever, se dresser

Voir aussi : ugly

ugly [GB ˈʌɡli, Am ˈəɡli] ADJ

1. ugly (hideous):

ugly person, appearance, furniture, building, place

laid

ugly sound

désagréable

ugly wound

vilain

to be an ugly sight

être hideux/-euse à voir

2. ugly (vicious):

ugly situation, conflict

dangereux/-euse

ugly tactics, campaign

bas/basse

ugly accusation

vicieux/-ieuse

ugly passion, violence

effroyable

the situation turned ugly

la situation a dégénéré

to give sb an ugly look

regarder qn d'un sale œil

he had an ugly expression on his face/an ugly look in his eye

il avait l'air méchant/l'œil méchant

to be in an ugly mood group, mob:

gronder

to be in an ugly mood individual:

être d'humeur massacrante

the ugly face of

l'aspect inacceptable de

3. ugly (repugnant):

ugly incident, scene, crime

déplorable

an ugly customer fam

un sale type fam

he looks like an ugly customer fam

il a une sale tronche fam

as ugly as sin

laid comme un pou

racism/elitism rears its ugly head

on voit surgir le spectre du racisme/de l'élitisme

rear guard dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de rear guard dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.guard [gɑ:d, Am gɑ:rd] SUBST

1. guard (person):

guard

garde m

prison guard Am

gardien(ne) m (f) de prison

security guard

garde chargé de la sécurité

to be on guard

être de faction

to be under guard

être sous surveillance

to keep guard over sb/sth

surveiller qn/qc

2. guard (defensive stance):

guard

position f de défense

to be on one's guard

être sur ses gardes

to be caught off one's guard

tromper la vigilance de qn

to be caught off one's guard fig

être pris au dépourvu

to drop one's guard

ne plus être méfiant

3. guard (protective device):

guard

dispositif m de sécurité

faceguard

masque m protecteur

fireguard

garde-feu m

4. guard GB (railway official):

guard

garde-corps m

chief guard

chef m de train

II.guard [gɑ:d, Am gɑ:rd] VERBE trans

guard

garder

to guard sb from danger

protéger qn d'un danger

to guard sb/sth against sb/sth

protéger qn/qc de qn/qc

I.rear¹ [rɪəʳ, Am rɪr] ADJ

rear

arrière

the rear door/entrance

la porte/l'entrée de derrière

II.rear¹ [rɪəʳ, Am rɪr] SUBST

1. rear (back part):

the rear

l'arrière

to bring up the rear

fermer la marche

2. rear fam (buttocks):

rear

derrière m

to be a pain in the rear

être un enquiquineur

I.rear² [rɪəʳ, Am rɪr] VERBE trans

1. rear (bring up):

rear

élever

2. rear (raise):

rear

lever

to rear one's ugly head again péj

poindre de nouveau à l'horizon

3. rear form (build):

rear

dresser

II.rear² [rɪəʳ, Am rɪr] VERBE intr

1. rear (raise):

rear horse

se dresser

2. rear (extend high):

rear

s'élever

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

The rear guard was defended by a line of siege artillery behind them.

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It fought a rear guard action for several days but the battalion was almost completely captured.

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This time his unit formed the rear guard of the army and was to provide cover for the units retreating.

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Lee still believed that he faced a small rear guard.

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The cavalry and rear guard only took four days, a march of 19 miles per day.

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Tasks of the light infantry included advance and rear guard action, flanking protection for armies and forward skirmishing.

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