guarda

Definitions of guarda
  1. noun
    the activity of protecting someone or something
    synonyms: guardia, salvaguardia
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    conserva
    the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
    guardia
    protection from harm
    descubierta, patrullaje
    the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes
    autodefensa, defensa personal
    the act of defending yourself
    blocaje, cerradura, cierre, encierro
    the act of locking something up to protect it
    acompañamiento
    the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
    inmunización
    the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)
    cargo, custodia, tutela, tutoría
    attention and management implying responsibility for safety
    impermeabilización, precintado, sellado, selladura
    the act of treating something to make it repel water
    autoconservación, autopreservación, supervivencia
    preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency
    reserva
    the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion
    inoculación, vacunación
    taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
    sensibilización
    rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections
    esmero, extremo
    more attention and consideration than is normally bestowed by prudent persons
    providencia
    the guardianship and control exercised by a deity
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    actividad
    any specific behavior
  2. noun
    the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
    synonyms: responsabilidad
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    custodia
    (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
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    deber, misión, obligación
    the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
  3. noun
    a blank leaf in the front or back of a book
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    folio, hoja
    a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
  4. noun
    one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
    synonyms: custodio
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    velador, vigilante
    a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
    conservador
    the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
    alimañero, guardabosque, montaraz
    a person employed to take care of game and wildlife
    bedel, casero, conserje
    someone employed to clean and maintain a building
    farero, torrero
    the keeper of a lighthouse
    conserje
    a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter
    sacristán
    an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
    administrador, supervisor
    a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
    rapavelas
    a church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremonies
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    defensor, guardián, protector
    a person who cares for persons or property
  5. noun
    a person who keeps watch over something or someone
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    gorila
    a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting
    guardés, portero
    someone who guards an entrance
    alabardero
    a guard who carries a halberd (as a symbol of his duty)
    celador, velador, vigilante
    a guard who keeps watch
    guardia de seguridad
    a security guard at a bank
    atalaya, centinela
    a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
    portero de noche
    a porter on duty during the night
    vigilante nocturno
    a watchman who works during the night
    patrullero
    someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area
    revisor
    someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchased tickets
    type of:
    defensor, guardián, protector
    a person who cares for persons or property
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