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le corps de garde

/kɔʁ də ɡaʁd/ noun · masculine C2
  1. guards, corps de garde (body of soldiers stationed on guard)
  2. guardhouse, guardroom, gatehouse, corps de garde · chanson de corps de garde bawdy song· plaisanteries de corps de garde locker room humor
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La voiture s'arrêta, l'exempt descendit, s'approcha du corps de garde ; une douzaine de soldats en sortirent et se mirent en haie ; Dantès voyait, à la lueur des réverbères du quai, reluire leurs fusils.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 70 · C1

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