en garde

[ ahn gahrd; French ahn-gard ]

/ ɑn ˈgɑrd; French ɑ̃ ˈgard /

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interjection Fencing.

(used as the call to the fencers by the director of a match to assume the prescribed position preparatory to action.)

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Origin of en garde

<French: on guard

Words nearby en garde

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How to use en garde in a sentence

Did the airline file a flight plan that took account of the weather en route from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore?
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And, as the enigmatic front man to an avant garde indie rock group, he is droll, perceptive, and splendidly weird.
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“Tu eres como chuleria en pote,” goes the Puerto Rican expression that gave rise to his moniker.
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Two hostages died en route to the hospital, while police said they killed gunman Man Haron Monis.
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One hostage died en route, the Journal reported, while the other died on the operating table.
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He was living quite en garçon, with only one man, his house having been let for the season.
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Their Chateau en Espagne seemed invisible, as such chateaux usually are; and where it might be found, who was there to tell?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
True; but as we are far enough now from that point, we must e'en make the best of the bad.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Il avoit sa belle robe soubs soy (car c'estoit en est), et se preparoit sa harangue funebre.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
La harangue devoit finir en l'adieu et comploration commune de tous.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various

British Dictionary definitions for en garde

en garde

/ French (ɑ̃ ɡard) /

interjection

on guard; a call to a fencer to adopt a defensive stance in readiness for an attack or bout

adjective

(of a fencer) in such a stance

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