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garden-party: garden party
garder: to keep; to retain; to store; to save; to guard; to be careful (de faire not to do)
garder contact: to stay in touch, to keep in touch, to remain on speaking terms
garder espoir: to keep hope alive, not to give up hope; to remain hopeful (that)
garder l'œil: to remain vigilant; to keep an eye on
garder la boutique: to hold the fort (to assume or take responsibility in another's absence)
garder la tête froide: to keep a cool head
garder la tête haute: to hold one's head high, to stand tall
garder la tête hors de l'eau: to keep one's head above water
garder la tête sur les épaules: to keep a cool head, to remain level-headed
garder le cap: to stay the course
garder le silence: to keep silent, to remain silent
garder les pieds sur terre: to keep one's feet on the ground, to keep one's head, to remain realistic, to remain practical
garder pied: to remain able to touch the bottom in a body of water; to remain afloat
garder pour soi: to keep to oneself, to keep under one's hat
garder rancune: to hold a grudge, to bear a grudge
garder ses distances: to keep one's distance
garder son calme: to keep one's cool, to stay calm
garder son sang-froid: to keep one's cool; to keep a cool head
garder son sérieux: to keep a straight face
garder un pied: to keep a foothold, to remain involved
garder à l'esprit: to bear in mind, to keep in mind
garder à l'œil: to keep an eye on, to keep tabs on
garderie: nursery, kindergarten, day care center
gardeur: cowherd, goatherd (or person in charge of other animals)
gardian: An Occitan cowboy in the Camargue region
gardiateur: guardian (a royal officer with responsibilities for Lyon)
gardien: guard (someone who keeps guard of something); guardian, warden (protector); guardian (someone who looks after something else); guardian; ellipsis of gardien de but (goalkeeper; goaltender; goalie)
gardien d'urgence: emergency goalie
gardien de but: goaltender, goalkeeper, goalie
gardien de la paix: peacekeeper; peace officer
gardien de nuit: nightwatchman
gardien de phare: lighthouse keeper
gardien de prison: prison guard (armed person working to provide order, security, discipline, punishment, and prevent escapes of prisoners in a jail)
gardiennage: caretaking; security (as a commercial venture); baby sitting
gardienne d'enfants: childminder; babysitter
gardon: roach (freshwater fish)
gardénal: phenobarbital
gardénia: gardenia
gare: railway station
gare: beware
gare ferroviaire: railway station
gare routière: bus station (major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes)
garenne: game-park; rabbit warren
garenne: wild rabbit
garennier: warrener
garer: to cover, shelter; to park (a vehicle); to dock (a vessel)
gargamelle: gullet
gargantua: synonym of goinfre; glutton.
gargantuer: to glut
gargantuesque: In an incredibly huge proportion; gargantuan
gargantuesquement: gargantuanly
gargariser: to gargle
gargarisme: gargling; gargle (liquid)
gargot: swine slaughterer
gargote: cheap restaurant, greasy spoon
gargoter: synonym of glouglouter (“to gurgle”); to cook badly
gargotier: innkeeper; a bad cook
gargouillade: gargouillade
gargouille: gargoyle (of water pipe); gargoyle (of a building)