guardar

=

to keep

verb

guardar

transitive verb

1. to keep (conservar); to put away (poner en su sitio)

guarda el vestido en el armario -> she keeps the dress in the wardrobe
¡guarda los juguetes! -> put your toys away!
guardo muy buenos recuerdos de mi infancia -> I have very good memories of my childhood

2. to save (reservar)(a o para alguien for sb)

guarda un poco de pastel para tu hermano -> leave o save a bit of cake for your brother

3. to keep watch over (vigilar); to guard (proteger)

4. to observe (observar) (ley, norma, fiesta); to keep (secreto, promesa)

guardar cama -> to stay in bed
guardar silencio -> to keep quiet
guardar las apariencias -> to keep up appearances

5. to save (computing)

guardarse

pronomial verb

1. (colocar)

se guardó la pluma en el bolsillo -> she put the pen in her pocket

2. (quedarse con)

guárdate tu ironía para otro momento -> save o keep your irony for another occasion

also:

guardarse de hacer algo -> to avoid doing something; (evitar) to be careful not to do something (abstenerse de)
me guardaré de criticarle -> I'll be careful not to criticize him

3. (informal)

guardársela a alguien -> to have it in for somebody

guardar [goo-ar-dar']

article & verb transitive

1. To keep, to preserve in a state of security (preservar), to keep from, to look to, to guard (cuidar), to protect.

2. To keep, to take care of, to watch (proteger), to guard, to preserve from damage.

3. To lay up, to store, to deposit for future use.

4. To lay by, to reserve for some future time, to conserve, to keep back, to maintain.

5. To keep, to hold for another.

6. To observe, to respect (mandamiento) 7.

7. To be on one’s guard, to avoid (evitar), to abstain from, to guard against, to fence.

Guardársela a alguno -> to delay vengeance for a favorable opportunity
Lo guardó en el bolsillo -> he put it away in his pocket
Guardo los mejores recuerdos -> I have the nicest memories

verb reflexive

8. To be on one’s guard (precaverse).

9. Guardarse de algo, to avoid something (evitar); to look out for something (cuidarse); to refrain from something (abstenerse); to protect oneself against something.

Guárdate de no ofenderle -> take care not to upset him

To fulfil one’s duty.

Verb Conjugation for "guardar"

Infinitive: guardar

Gerund: guardando

Participle: guardado

	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfect	Futuro	Subjuntivo
Yo	guardo	guardé	guardaba	guardaré	guarde
Tú	guardas	guardaste	guardabas	guardarás	guardes
Ella/Él/Usted	guarda	guardó	guardaba	guardará	guarde
Nosotros	guardamos	guardamos	guardábamos	guardaremos	guardemos
Vosotros	guardáis	guardasteis	guardabais	guardaréis	guardéis
Ellos/Ustedes	guardan	guardaron	guardaban	guardarán	guarden

Complete guardar conjugation

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Q:	Fiesta de guardar
A:	If by that you mean feedback, the dictionary says reacción. However, I´m not sure if that´s the best fit to the context . . . > Quien Sabe said: >…