Garda (en. Guard)

/ɡaʁ.da/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A security officer, often associated with surveillance or protection duties.

The guard was responsible for monitoring the entrance to the event.

Le garda était chargé de surveiller l'entrée de l'événement.

A person who watches over something or someone, often with authority.

She hired a guard to protect her house.

Elle a engagé un garda pour protéger sa maison.

A colloquial term sometimes referring to a police officer.

The guards patrol the streets to ensure public safety.

Les gardas patrouillent dans les rues pour assurer la sécurité publique.

From the Italian word 'guardare', which means 'to look' or 'to watch'.

civil guard

A police force in Spain, often involved in public security tasks.

garda civil

municipal guard

Municipal police responsible for public order in a city.

garda municipal

night guard

A security officer who works during nighttime hours.

garda de nuit

security

The state of being safe, protected from danger.

sécurité

patrol

The action of moving around a place to monitor or control.

patrouille

surveillance

Close observation of a person or place.

surveillance

A policeman, often used in a casual context.

Watch out, look at that guard coming, we need to behave ourselves!

Attention, regarde ce garda qui arrive, il faut se tenir à carreau !

A security officer, sometimes viewed with disdain.

This guard is just hanging around doing nothing.

Ce garda ne fait que traîner dans le coin sans rien faire.