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guard·ed

(gär′dĭd)

adj.

1. Protected; defended.

2. Watched over; supervised.

3. Cautious; restrained: We view these changes with guarded optimism.

guard′ed·ly adv.

guard′ed·ness n.

guarded

(ˈɡɑːdɪd)

adj

1. protected or kept under surveillance

2. prudent, restrained, or noncommittal: a guarded reply.

ˈguardedly adv

ˈguardedness n

guard•ed

(ˈgɑr dɪd)

adj.

cautious; careful; prudent: guarded comments.

guard′ed•ly, adv.

guard′ed•ness, n.

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Adj.

guarded - prudent; "guarded optimism"

restrained

cautious - showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver"

guarded

adjective cautious, reserved, careful, suspicious, restrained, wary, discreet, prudent, reticent, circumspect, cagey (informal), leery (slang), noncommittal The boy gave him a guarded reply.

Translations

حَذِر، مُحْتَرِس

opatrný

forsigtig

varkár

dikkatliihtiyatlı

guarded

[ˈgɑːdɪd] ADJ [person] → cauto, comedido; [reply, tone] → cauteloso; [optimism] → comedido, moderado
she was guarded about committing herself → fue cautelosa or cauta a la hora de comprometerse

guarded

[ˈgɑː^rdɪd] adj

(= cagey) → sur ses gardes

[look] → circonspect(e); [response] → circonspect(e)

(= cautious) guarded optimism → optimisme prudent

(= protected) heavily guarded → bien gardé(e)
The entrance was heavily guarded → L'entrée était bien gardée.
a closely guarded secret → un secret bien gardé

guarded

adj person, smile → zurückhaltend, reserviert; response, support, optimism → vorsichtig; I’m being a bit guarded, I suppose → ich bin wohl ein bisschen zu vorsichtig; to give something a guarded welcome → etw vorsichtig begrüßen; to be guarded about something → sich über etw (acc) → zurückhalten; he is guarded about his intentions → er hält sich mit seinen Absichten zurück

guarded

[ˈgɑːdɪd] adj (reply, tone) → guardingo/a, cauto/a, circospetto/a

guard

(gaːd) verb

1. to protect from danger or attack. The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.

2. to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening. The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes.

noun

1. someone who or something which protects. a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire.

2. someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping. There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.

3. (American conductor) a person in charge of a train.

4. the act or duty of guarding.

ˈguarded adjective

cautious. He gave guarded replies.

ˈguardedly adverb

guard of honour

soldiers or other people who are lined up as an honour to someone important. A guard of honour greeted the President at the airport.

keep guard (on)

The soldiers kept guard (on the prisoner).

off guard

unprepared. He hit me while I was off guard; to catch someone off guard.

on guard

prepared. Be on your guard against his tricks.

stand guard

to be on duty as a guard. He stood guard at the gates.

guarded

a. de cuidado; guardado-a; vigilado-a; protegido-a;

in ___ condition → de pronóstico reservado.

References in classic literature ?

The commissary designated by the same gesture Athos and Bonacieux, "Let them be guarded more closely than ever."

View in context

"The ten men who guarded the tribe were set to work making a wall of stones across the narrow part of the valley.

View in context

Here he stopped for a minute, to look at the strange, irregular clusters of lights piled one above the other, and twinkling afar off so high, that they looked like stars, gleaming from the castle walls on the one side and the Calton Hill on the other, as if they illuminated veritable castles in the air; while the old picturesque town slept heavily on, in gloom and darkness below: its palace and chapel of Holyrood, guarded day and night, as a friend of my uncle's used to say, by old Arthur's Seat, towering, surly and dark, like some gruff genius, over the ancient city he has watched so long.