"en garde" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: From French en garde. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|en garde}} French en garde Head templates: {{en-interj|nolinkhead=1}} en garde
  1. (fencing) Used to warn one's opponent to take a defensive position prior to a fight. Categories (topical): Fencing Related terms: have at you Translations (Translations): اِحْتَمِ (iḥtami) (Arabic), اِحْتَمِي (iḥtamī) (Arabic), ангард (angard) (Bulgarian), en garde (Dutch), en garde (French), en garde (German), in guardia (Italian), em guarda! (Portuguese), защищайтесь! (zaščiščajtesʹ!) [imperfective] (Russian), en guardia (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-en_garde-en-intj-r6jxqNbk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Topics: fencing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war

Noun

Etymology: From French en garde. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|en garde}} French en garde Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} en garde (uncountable)
  1. (fencing) Ellipsis of en garde position.; the start position in fencing. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: en garde position (extra: the start position in fencing) Categories (topical): Fencing
    Sense id: en-en_garde-en-noun-OvgnYwY1 Topics: fencing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war

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