en garde

en garde

Translingual

Etymology

From French en garde.

Noun

en garde

1. (fencing) The command to go to starting positions; used regardless of language of the participants; in the sequence "en garde, prêt, aller".

   Coordinate terms: prêt, aller

See also

• French: En garde! Prêts? Allez!

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English

Etymology

From French en garde.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑn ˈɡɑɹd/

Interjection

en garde

1. (fencing) Used to warn one's opponent to take a defensive position prior to a fight.

Translations

Translations

Arabic: اِحْتَمِ‎ (iḥtami) (to masc sg), اِحْتَمِي‎ (iḥtamī) (to fem sg) Bulgarian: ангард (angard) French: en garde (fr) German: en garde Italian: in guardia Portuguese: em guarda! Russian: защищайтесь! impf (zaščiščajtesʹ!) Spanish: en guardia

See also

• have at you

Noun

en garde (plural en gardes)

1. (fencing) Ellipsis of en garde position.; the start position in fencing.

Anagrams

• Redange, agender, angered, derange, enraged, grandee, grenade

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French

Pronunciation

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Adverb

en garde

1. (relational) of a ready defensive position
2. (relational) of a state of heightened attention

Derived terms

• mettre en garde

 

Adjective

en garde (invariable)

1. on guard

Derived terms

• mise en garde

 

Noun

en garde

1. (fencing) Ellipsis of position en garde.; the ready position, ready to attack or defend, in a face-off

Interjection

en garde

1. (fencing) Part of the sequence En garde! Prêts? Allez!