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guard1, s. 1 Garda m. a Gotha m cosanta, cosaint f. Fenc: Box: He took his guard, chuir é féin i dtreo cosanta. On guard! cosain! ar do phionsa! b To be, stand, on guard, bheith ar d'aire. He was on his guard against attack, bhí san airdeall ar ionsaí. To put s.o. on his guard, duine a chur ar a fhaichill, ar a airdeall. To throw s.o. off his guard, duine a chur thar a choimeád. He was caught off his guard, rugadh air ar a neamhaire, ar a mhíthapa; thángthas aniar aduaidh air. c To be on guard (duty), bheith ag seasamh garda. To go on guard, mount guard, dul ar garda. To come off guard, scor de gharda. To keep guard, feighil f, faire f, a dhéanamh. To keep a prisoner under guard, príosúnach a choinneáil faoi gharda. Keep a guard on that man, bíodh faire agat ar an bhfear sin. 2 Coll: a Mil: Garda m. Advanced guard, garda tosaigh. New guard, relieving guard, garda nua; garda saortha. F: One of the old guard, duine den seandéanamh. To form a guard of honour, garda gradaim a dhéanamh. b To set a guard on a house, garda a chur ar theach; teach a chur á fhaire. 3 a (Policeman) Garda m (síochána). b Garda m, fear m faire. c Rail: Garda m traenach. Mil: The Guards, Garda an . 4 a Garda m, feisteas m cosanta, cosaint f; sciath f, cás m. The guards of a cart, gardaí mpl cairte. Fly-wheel guard, sciath f roth luastair. Fire-guard, sciath tine. Trigger guard, sciath truicir. b Hand guard of a sword, dornchlúid f chlaímh. c Garda m (hata). S.a. WATCH-GUARD. d Bookb: Caomhnú m (ciumhaise).
guard2 . 1 v.tr a Cosnaím, caomhnaím, gardálaim. To guard s.o. from, against, a danger, duine a chaomhnú, a chosaint, ar bhaol. b To guard one's tongue, srian a choimeád ar do theanga. c Ind: Cuirim sciath, cosaint, ar (bheilt, etc.); cuirim cliathrach ar (inneall). d To guard one's diamonds, na muileataí a choimeád. My Jack is guarded, garda ar mo chuireata; cúl, cárta cúil, agam leis an gcuireata. 2 v.i. To guard against sth., féin a sheachaint, a chosaint, ar rud.
PHRASES IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Mil: Advance-guard, túsgharda m.
Advanced guard, garda tosaigh.
The guards are after you, na gardaí ar do lorg.
Closely guarded, faoi ghardáil ghéar.
He was guarded in his speech, choinnigh srian ar a theanga, bhí ag tomhas na bhfocal.
To mount guard, dul ar garda.
The guards nabbed him, fuair na gardaí greim air; chuir na gardaí crúcaí ann.
Mil: The new guard, an garda (atá) ag dul ar faire.
The guards are on to him, na gardaí ar a dhroim.
The guards ran him down, sháinnigh na gardaí é.
F: The guards ran him in, thóg na gardaí é.
The guards surprised him, tháinig na gardaí aniar aduaidh air.
He was taken up by the guards, rug na gardaí air; ghabh na gardaí é.
Mil: To warn s.o. for guard, duine a fhógairt le haghaidh garda.
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