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vt

   (=conserver)
  [+possessions, attitude, aliments]   to keep
  [+employé]   to keep on
Est-ce que tu as gardé toutes ses lettres?      Have you kept all his letters?
→ On peut supposer alors que l'acheteur devra garder tous les employés pour maintenir ces services
garder son calme      to stay calm
garder le silence      to keep silent, to keep quiet
garder la ligne      to keep one's figure

(sur soi)
[+vêtement, chapeau] to keep on

(ne pas quitter) garder le lit to stay in bed
garder la chambre to stay indoors

   (=retenir)
  [+visiteur]
Ils nous ont gardés à déjeuner.      They had us stay for lunch.

   (=surveiller)
  [+enfants]   to look after
Je garde ma nièce samedi après-midi.      I'm looking after my niece on Saturday afternoon.

     [+immeuble, lieu, prisonnier]   to guard
Ils ont pris un gros chien pour garder la maison.      They got a big dog to guard the house.
garder à vue      to keep in custody
pêche gardée      private fishing
chasse gardée      private hunting

garder (se)

      vpr/pass
[aliment]   (=se conserver)   to keep
Ces crêpes se gardent bien.      These pancakes keep well.

      vpr/vi
se garder de faire      to be careful not to do, to refrain from doing
se garder de qch, Gardez-vous de toute remarque intempestive.      Be careful not to make any inopportune remarks.

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garder

keep (vt.) ; guard (vt.)

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se GARDER	v.	beware (vr.) ; be careful not (+inf.) (vr.)

garder précieusement	v.	treasure ; keep it safe ; keep carefully ; keep with great care ; keep in a safe place ; maintain and cherish ; guard carefully	[Fig.] Ex. : Je garde précieusement les dessins faits par ma fille quand elle était petite ; Nous allons prendre la lettre et la garder précieusement

raison garder	v.	keep our heads ; keep one's head ; act wisely ; not to lose one's head ; show wisdom ; not to lose temper	Idiomatic in French. Ex. il faut savoir raison garder.

garder à vue	exp.	to keep in custody

garder le lit	vi.	stay in bed

garder le moral	v.	keep the spirits up

garder l'espoir	v.	keep hope

garder ton calme	vi.	keep cool

garder le rythme	v.	keep pace (with) ; keep up (with) ; keep in step (with)	[Fam.];[Fig.] Ex. : Nous devons évoluer et garder le rythme avec un monde en perpétuel changement = We have to evolve and keep pace with a rapidly changing world. C'est extrêmement difficile mais nous devons garder le rythme = It's extremely tough but we have to keep pace/keep up.

garder mon calme	v.	keep calm

garder le sourire	v.	keep smiling

garder les enfants	v.	baby-sit the children

garder des enfants	v.	baby-sit

garder son sérieux	exp.	to keep a straight face

garder son sang-froid	vt.	keep one's cool ; keep one's head ; keep a cool head ; keep one's self-control ; keep one's self-command	=garder son calme, sa présence d'esprit, sa maîtrise de soi en toutes circonstances

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'garder' also found in translations in English-French dictionary
babysit	vt.	garder

leave on	vt.	garder

baby-sit	vt.	garder

guard	v.	garder	[Bus.]

keep on	v.	garder

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