La Palabra del Día: "guardar"
guardar (gwar-darr')
verb ( to keep, to save; to put away; to guard, to keep watch over )
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Examples:
1. Guárdame un pedazo de pastel, por favor.
Save me a piece of cake, please.
2. Guardaron este castillo por cuarenta días.
They defended this castle for forty days.
Idioms:
1. guardar cama
to stay in bed
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Algunos ejemplos de expresiones usando "guardar - Some examples using "guardar":
Guardar las sobras - To save leftovers.
Guardar la calma - To stay calm.
Guardar un archivo en una carpeta - To save a file into a folder.
Guardar rencor - To feel resentment / To hold a grudge.
Guardar un secreto - To keep a secret.
Guardar silencio - To be quiet.
In any case the verb guardar may be conjugated to fit with the corresponding pronoun.
The teacher kept watch over the students in her classroom and suddenly she saw that one student was erasing something in his notebook. So the teacher asked: What are you doing, Mark? Mark replied: You told me to correct my F so I am trying to do it.
La profesora vigilaba a sus alumnos durante la clase cuando, de repente, notó que un estudiante estaba borrando algo en su cuaderno. Por eso la maestra le preguntó: ¿Qué estás haciendo, Mark? Mark respondió: Me ha dicho usted corregir mi F, por lo que estoy tratando de hacerlo.
Guardo silencio porque estoy guardando un secreto.
I keep quiet because I'm keeping a secret.
The good shephard guards his sheep.
El buen pastor guarda a sus ovejas.
Algunas veces las palabras no son capaces de cambiar los corazones. Aún así, déjame guardar mis lágrimas y mis penas en este pequeño trozo de papel pequeño. Es mi único refugio hasta que encuentres la llave para abrir mi corazón.
Sometimes words are not capable of changing hearts. Still, let me keep my tears and my sorrows in this little piece of paper. It is my only refuge until you find the key to open my heart.
Don't worry, I will keep your secret. I promise you.
No te preocupes, guardaré tu secreto. Te lo prometo.
Durante el ´año pasado tuve que guardar la calma , y ser más cuidadoso con mi dinero.
During the past year I have had to stay calm , and be more careful with my money.
Guárdame un puesto en tu coche, por favor. Detesto ir en autobus.
Please keep a spot in your car for me. I hate taking the bus.
Estoy un poco tarde con esta palabrra del día. Intenté guardar cama esta mañana.
I'm a little late on this word of the day. I tried to stay in bed this morning.
Guardo todos mis papeles importantes en un lugar muy seguro... el problema es que no puedo recordar donde está cuál es ese lugar...
I keep all my important papers in a safe place... the problem is, I can´t remember where that place is...
Guárdame esta rebanada lamina de queso para mi, a por si acaso de tener tengo hambre más tarde.
Keep this slice of cheese for me in case I get hungry later.
The best treasure that we may save(guard,keep, put away,keep watch over) are definitely our parents who bring us up to be honest and hard-working.
El mejor tesoro que podemos conservar son definitivamente nuestros padres que nos educan para ser honestos y trabajadores.
Creo que es mejor y más saludable si las personas se expresan, en lugar de guardar un silencio total.
Afortudanamente, hay muchas maneras diferentes en que podemos expresarnos.
Nadie tiene que correr el riesgo de implosión.
I think it's better and healthier if people express themselves, instead of keeping total silence. Luckily, there are many different ways in which we can express ourselves. Nobody has to run the risk of imploding.
En la actualidad tenemos muchas alternativas para guardar nuestros archivos en línea.
Today we have many alternatives to keep our files online.
"A man is known by the company he keeps."
"Un hombre es conocido por la compañía que él guarda."
