guarda

masculine or feminine noun

1. guard, keeper (vigilante)

feminine noun

2. guardianship (tutela)

3. flyleaf (de libros)

guarda [goo-ar’-dah]

noun

1. Guard (persona), keeper (cuidador); anything that preserves others from injury. (m)

noun

2. Custody, wardship, guard, keeping (acto). (f)

3. Observance of a law or ordinance. (f)

4. Nun who accompanies men through convents. (f)

5. Each of the outside ribs or guards of a fan. (f)

6. Sheet of paper placed at the beginning and end of volumes to guard the printed sheets in binding. (f)

7. The ward of a lock or of a key. (f)

Guarda de la aduana -> an officer of the custom-house
Guardacosta -> (Naut.) custom-house cutter, a vessel employed to clear the coast of smugglers
Guarda de coto -> gamekeeper
Guardafuego -> 1. Screen for a chimney-fire. 2. Fender.
Guardajoyas -> place where jewels or other precious things are kept
Guardamayor -> chief-guard
Guarda jurado -> security guard
Guarda nocturno -> night watchman

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