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ward noun

  /wɔɹd/ , /wɔːd/
  • (Mormonism) A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but larger than a branch.
 ala, guarda
  • A part of a hospital, with beds, where patients reside.
 enfermaria
  • An administrative division of a borough, city or council.
 freguesia
  • The ridges on the inside of a lock, or the incisions on a key.
 guarda
  • A section or subdivision of a prison.
 guarda, pavilhão
  • A minor looked after by a guardian.
  • A person under guardianship.
 tutelado

ward verb

  /wɔɹd/ , /wɔːd/
  • (transitive) To fend off, to repel, to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches. (usually followed by off)
 defender, guardar, proteger
  • (transitive) To keep in safety, to watch over, to guard.
 guardar
  • (transitive) To defend, to protect.
 guardar, proteger
ward off
avisar, evitar
maternity ward
maternidade
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