guard
noun
1 noun sb guarding sb/sthgarda masc4 a guard was posted at the gate bhí garda ar an ngeatathey were escorted by guards bhí tionlacan gardaí acu 2 noun POLICE, informal (also Guard) Gardagarda masc4 the Guards na Gardaícall the Guards glaoigh ar na GardaíTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun also MIL group, unitgarda masc4 the guard is changed twice athraítear an garda dhá uairthe National Guard an Garda Náisiúnta 4 noun TRANSP on traingarda traenach 5 noun protective cover, screensciath fem2 garda masc4 safety guard sciath chosanta 6 noun SPOR for body protectioncosaint fem3 knee guard cosaint ghlúinemouth guard cosaint fiacla 7 noun SPOR, BOX defensive position in combat sportscosaint fem3 8 noun SPOR defence playergarda masc4
verb
9 verb protect sb/sth TRANSITIVEgardáil verb cosain verb coinnigh slán PhrV they guard the house from intruders cosnaíonn siad an teach ar ionróiríthe court was heavily guarded bhí garda láidir ar an gcúirt 10 verb hold on to TRANSITIVEcosain verb coinnigh slán PhrV caomhnaigh verb we guarded our independence choinníomar slán ár neamhspleáchas 11 verb keep (sth) secret TRANSITIVEcoinnigh faoi rúncosain verb gardáil verb she's guarding the family recipe tá sí ag coinneáil an oidis teaghlaigh faoi rún, ní scaoilfidh sí leis an oideas teaghlaigh 12 verb SPOR in basketball, try to prevent scoring etc TRANSITIVEmarcáil verb cosain verb 13 verb SPOR defend goal TRANSITIVEcosain verb