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un·guard·ed
(ŭn-gär′dĭd)adj.
1. Lacking protection or a guard; vulnerable: an unguarded gate.
2. Displaying, having, or feeling no wariness; incautious: an unguarded remark.
un·guard′ed·ly adv.
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unguarded
(ʌnˈɡɑːdɪd)adj
1. unprotected; vulnerable
2. guileless; open; frank
3. incautious or careless
unˈguardedly adv
unˈguardedness n
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un•guard•ed
(ʌnˈgɑr dɪd)adj.
1. not guarded; unprotected; undefended.
2. open; frank; guileless.
3. not cautious or discreet; careless.
[1585–95]
un•guard′ed•ly, adv.
un•guard′ed•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. |  unguarded - lacking protection or a guard; "an unguarded gate"; "his unguarded queen was open to attack"vulnerable - susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge" |
| 2. | unguarded - displaying or feeling no wariness; "an unguarded remark" unwary - not alert to danger or deception; "the shrieks of unwary animals taken by surprise"; "some thieves prey especially on unwary travelers"; "seduce the unwary reader into easy acquiescence"- O.J.Campbell |
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unguarded
adjective
1. unprotected, vulnerable, defenceless, undefended, open to attack, unpatrolled The U-boat entered in through a narrow unguarded eastern entrance.
2. careless, rash, unwary, foolhardy, thoughtless, indiscreet, unthinking, ill-considered, imprudent, heedless, incautious, undiplomatic, impolitic, uncircumspect He was tricked by a reporter into an unguarded comment.
careless guarded, careful, cautious, wary, diplomatic, discreet, prudent, cagey (informal)
careless guarded, careful, cautious, wary, diplomatic, discreet, prudent, cagey (informal)
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unguarded
adjectiveInadequately protected:
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Translations
غَيْر حَذِرغَيْر مَحْمي
neopatrnýnestřežený
tankeløsubevogtet
óvarinnóvarkár
nesaugomas
neaizsargātsneapsargātsnepiesardzīgs
nestrážený
düşüncesizihtiyatsızkorunmasızsavunmasız
unguarded
[ˈʌnˈgɑːdɪd] ADJ1. (Mil etc) → indefenso, sin protección
2. (fig) (= open, careless) → descuidado; (= thoughtless) → imprudente
in an unguarded moment → en un momento de descuido
I caught him in an unguarded moment → lo pillé or (LAm) agarré (en un momento en que estaba) desprevenido
in an unguarded moment → en un momento de descuido
I caught him in an unguarded moment → lo pillé or (LAm) agarré (en un momento en que estaba) desprevenido
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unguarded
adj
(= undefended) → unbewacht
(fig: = careless) → unvorsichtig, unachtsam; to have unguarded conversations → sich sorglos unterhalten; in an unguarded moment he … → als er einen Augenblick nicht aufpasste or sich einen Augenblick nicht vorsah, … er …
(Tech: = unshielded) machine → ungeschützt, ohne Schutzvorrichtung
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
unguarded
[ʌnˈgɑːdɪd] adja. (Mil) → indifeso/a, sguarnito/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
unguarded
(anˈgaːdid) adjective1. without protection. The castle gate was never left unguarded.
2. careless. an unguarded remark.
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