Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "en garde" kalma ce ta Faransanci da aka yi amfani da ita wajen wasan zorro don nuna cewa mai shinge ya kamata ya shirya fare ta hanyar ɗaukar matsayi da kasancewa a shirye don yin yaƙi. Fassarar zahiri ta "en garde" tana "kan gadi" ko "a shirye." Har ila yau, a wasu lokuta ana amfani da kalmar a ma'ana ta ma'ana don nufin kasancewa a faɗake ko a shirya don fuskantar kalubale ko rikice-rikice.