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guard verb

  /ɡɑɹd/ , /ɡɑːd/
  • (transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
 vigilar, guardar, custodiar

guard noun

  /ɡɑɹd/ , /ɡɑːd/
  • A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
 guardia, guarda, guardés, shafo
  • (sports) A player playing a position named guard.
 guardia
  • The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.
 guarda
  • A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
 bloque, protector, tapador

guarded adjective

  /ˈɡɑɹdɪd/ , /ˈɡɑːdɪd/
  • Cautious; restrained.
 circunspecto, reservado
  • (medicine, often, euphemistic) When the practitioner formulating the opinion does not have enough information to know, or to foretell, what the outcome may be.
 reservado
security guard
vigilante de seguridad, guardia de seguridad, segurata, vigilante jurado
point guard
base
prison guard
carcelero
on guard
alerta, despabilado, espabilado, estar al pedo
car guard
franelero, trapiche, wachiman
shooting guard
escolta
finger guard
dedil
border guard
guarda de frontera, guardia fronteriza
coast guard
guardia costera, guardacostas
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