centinela

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centinela
masculine noun
1sentry

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centinela [then-te-nay’-lah]
noun
1Sentry or sentinel. (Military) (m)
2One who pries into another’s actions. (Metaphorical) (m)
  • Centinela a caballo, vedette, a sentinel on horseback. Hacer centinel -> or estar de centinela, to stand sentry, to be on guard

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centinela
sustantivo:masculino_y_femenino
(Mil) sentry; guard
estar de centinela to be on guard; hacer centinela to keep watch; be on the look-out

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