guard against en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de guard against en el diccionario inglés»español

guard against V. [ingl. am. ɡɑrd -, ingl. brit. ɡɑːd -] (v + prep + o)

guard against injury/temptation

evitar

guard against risks

protegerse contra

guard against risks

precaverse contra

guard against infection

prevenir

guard against infection

protegerse contra

guard against infection

precaverse contra

we must guard against that happening

tenemos que impedir que ocurra eso

we must guard against that happening

tenemos que cuidarnos de que ocurra eso

Traducciones de guard against en el diccionario inglés»español

as a guard against mistakes

para prevenir errores

Traducciones de guard against en el diccionario español»inglés

precaverse del peligro

to guard against danger

Traducciones de guard against en el diccionario inglés»español

I.guard [ingl. am. ɡɑrd, ingl. brit. ɡɑːd] V. trans.

1.1. guard (watch over):

guard building/vehicle/prisoner

vigilar

guard building/vehicle/prisoner

custodiar

guard person/reputation

proteger

guard secret

guardar

the door is heavily guarded

tienen la entrada muy vigilada

I asked him to guard the suitcases

le pedí que vigilase las maletas

to guard sth/sb against sth/sb or from sth

proteger algo/a alguien de or contra alguien/algo

1.2. guard (in chess, cards):

guard piece/position

cubrir

guard piece/position

defender

guard card

reservarse

1.3. guard ingl. am. DEP.:

guard

marcar

2. guard (control):

guard tongue/temper

cuidar

guard tongue/temper

controlar

II.guard [ingl. am. ɡɑrd, ingl. brit. ɡɑːd] SUST.

1.1. guard C (sentry, soldier):

guard

guardia mf

the Guards (in UK)

regimiento m de la Guardia Real

bank/security guard

guarda mf jurado/de seguridad

prison guard ingl. am.

carcelero m / carcelera f

prison guard ingl. am.

oficial mf de prisiones

1.2. guard (squad):

guard sin pl.

guardia f

the changing of the guard

el cambio or el relevo de la guardia

an honor guard or ingl. brit. a guard of honour

una guardia de honor

the old guard

la vieja guardia

the old guard

la guardia vieja Río Pl.

1.3. guard C DEP.:

guard (in US football)

defensa mf

guard (in basketball)

escolta mf

1.4. guard ingl. irland. (police officer):

guard

policía mf

2. guard U (surveillance):

guard

guardia f

to be on guard

estar de guardia

they stood guard over the jewels

montaron or hicieron (la) guardia en el recinto donde estaban las joyas

she ordered that an all-night guard be mounted outside the embassy

ordenó que se montara guardia durante toda la noche frente a la embajada

atrbv. guard duty

guardia f

atrbv. guard duty

posta f AmC

3. guard U (in boxing, fencing):

guard

guardia f

to take left/right guard

cubrirse con la izquierda/derecha

on guard!

¡en guardia!

to be on/off (one's) guard

estar alerta or en guardia/estar desprevenido

he caught me off (my) guard

me agarró desprevenido

he caught me off (my) guard

me cogió desprevenido Esp.

he caught me off (my) guard

me tomó por sorpresa

he caught me off (my) guard

me cogió por sorpresa Esp.

his guard was up/down

estaba/no estaba en guardia

to lower or drop one's guard

bajar la guardia

4.1. guard C:

guard

guardallama(s) m

4.2. guard C (on machinery):

guard

cubierta f de seguridad

guard

dispositivo m de seguridad

4.3. guard C:

guard (on sword)

guarnición f

guard (on sword)

guardamano m

guard (around trigger)

seguro m

5. guard C (precaution):

a guard against error/theft/infection

una protección contra los errores/el robo/las infecciones

as a guard against mistakes

para prevenir errores

6. guard C ingl. brit. FERRO.:

guard

jefe m de tren / jefa f de tren

I.against [ingl. am. əˈɡɛnst, ingl. brit. əˈɡɛnst, əˈɡeɪnst] PREP. against often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (come up against, guard against, turn against, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (come, guard, turn, etc).

1. against (in opposition to):

against

en contra de

against

contra

we voted against the motion

votamos en contra de or contra la moción

she set my own son against me

puso a mi propio hijo contra mí or en contra mía

I'm against capital punishment

estoy en contra de la pena de muerte

if you're not with us, you're against us

si no estás con nosotros, estás contra nosotros or en contra nuestra or en contra de nosotros

two against one

dos contra uno

personally, I've nothing against her

personalmente, no tengo nada contra ella or en contra suya or en contra de ella

have you got something against going by train?

¿tienes algún problema en ir en tren?

he succeeded against all expectations

contrariamente a lo que se esperaba, lo logró

it's against my principles to eat meat

comer carne va en contra de mis principios

I advised her against driving to work

le aconsejé que no fuera al trabajo en coche

her politics are against her

su postura política no la favorece

2. against (in opposite direction):

against

contra

to swim against the current

nadar contra la corriente

3.1. against (alongside):

against

contra

the table stood against the wall

la mesa estaba contra la pared

they checked the list against the original

cotejaron la lista con el original

he put a cross against my name

puso una cruz al lado de mi nombre

3.2. against (on, onto):

against

contra

to lean against sth

apoyarse contra algo

to bang one's head against the wall

darse con la cabeza contra la pared

4.1. against (in contrast to):

against

contra

it stands out against the dark background

resalta contra el fondo oscuro

4.2. against (in comparison to, in relation to):

our results look poor against theirs

nuestros resultados desmerecen al lado de los suyos or comparados con los suyos

the pound dropped to a new low against the dollar

la libra registró un nuevo mínimo frente al dólar

5. against (as protection from):

against

contra

it's insured against theft

está asegurado contra robo

it's no good against the cold

no protege contra el frío

6.1. against (in return for) form.:

it can only be issued against payment in full

solo puede expedirse si se abona en su totalidad

6.2. against (in anticipation of):

against liter.

en previsión de

II.against [ingl. am. əˈɡɛnst, ingl. brit. əˈɡɛnst, əˈɡeɪnst] ADV.

against

en contra

there were 250 votes for and 300 against

hubo 250 votos a favor y 300 en contra

guard against en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de guard against en el diccionario inglés»español

guard against V. trans. always separ. (protect from)

to guard sth/sb against sth/sb

proteger algo/a alguien de algo/alguien

Traducciones de guard against en el diccionario inglés»español

to be on one's guard (against sth/sb)

estar en alerta (contra algo/alguien)

Traducciones de guard against en el diccionario español»inglés

guardarse de algo/alguien

to be on one's guard against sth/sb

Traducciones de guard against en el diccionario inglés»español

I.guard [gɑ:d, ingl. am. gɑ:rd] SUST.

1. guard (person):

guard

guardia mf

prison guard ingl. am.

carcelero(-a) m (f)

security guard

guardia de seguridad

to be on guard

estar de guardia

to be on one's guard (against sth/sb)

estar en alerta (contra algo/alguien)

to be under guard

estar bajo guardia y custodia

to drop one's guard

bajar la guardia

to keep guard over sth/sb

vigilar algo/a alguien

to post guards

designar las guardias

2. guard DEP.:

guard

defensa f

3. guard (protective device):

guard

resguardo m

4. guard ingl. brit. (railway official):

guard

jefe(-a) m (f) de tren

5. guard MILIT.:

the Guards

la Guardia

II.guard [gɑ:d, ingl. am. gɑ:rd] V. trans.

1. guard:

guard (protect)

proteger

guard (prevent from escaping)

vigilar

2. guard (keep secret):

guard

guardar

I.against [əˈgenst] PREP.

1. against (in opposition to):

against

(en) contra (de)

to be against sth/sb

estar en contra de algo/alguien

against what he said

en contra de lo que dijo

against my will

en contra de mi voluntad

2. against (as protection from):

against

contra

to protect oneself against rain

protegerse de la lluvia

3. against (in contact with):

against

contra

to lean against a tree

apoyarse en un árbol

to run against a wall

estrellarse contra una pared

4. against (in front of):

against the light

a contraluz

5. against (in competition with):

against

contra

against time/the clock

contra el tiempo/el reloj

6. against (in comparison with):

the dollar rose/fell against the euro

el dólar subió/bajó respecto al euro

7. against (in exchange for):

payment against invoice

pago m contra recibo

II.against [əˈgenst] ADV. a. POL.

against

en contra

there were 10 votes against

hubo 10 votos en contra

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

The internal format of the journal must guard against crashes while the journal itself is being written to.

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They were on guard against what they saw as the dangers of the city, and praised popular religious education.

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A large amount of small supply depots, widely dispersed to guard against attack, furnished units on the move.

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Such dolls traditionally protect residents and visitors to the home and also guard against cooking failures in the kitchen.

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To guard against this there were canal gates, each blocked by a huge iron portcullis and guarded by rat-catchers.

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These steps must be repeatable to guard against mistake or confusion in any particular experimenter.

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Despite its laudable attributes to guard against luck it still can be regarded as rewarding a racer that happened to be hot that one day.

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Overlap checking was the only mechanism to guard against bad data prior to versions 0.96.4.

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They organize security patrols to guard against thieves and government spies.

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As a result, the aspect ratio and sweep of the wing can be optimized without having to guard against pitch-up.

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