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"Custodia" is a form of "custodia", a noun which is often translated as "safekeeping". "Guardia" is a noun which is often translated as "guard". Learn more about the difference between "custodia" and "guardia" below.
la custodia(
koos
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toh
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dyah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. safekeeping
El tesorero se hará cargo de la custodia de los documentos financieros.The treasurer will deal with the safekeeping of the financial documents.
b. safe-keeping
Me confiaron la custodia de las joyas de la familia.I was entrusted with the safe-keeping of the family jewels.
2. (legal)
a. custody
Nos divorciamos y ahora estamos lidiando por obtener la custodia de nuestro hijo.We divorced and are now fighting for the custody of our son.
a. custody
Los sospechosos de romper la vidriera están bajo custodia policial.Those suspected of breaking the shop window are under police custody.
4. (warden)
a. guard
Algunas de las custodias cambian cigarrillos por dinero con los presos.Some of the guards trade cigarettes for money with the inmates.
a. escort
La custodia del empresario se tiroteó con cuatro delincuentes que planeaban secuestrarlo.The businessman's escort fired at four criminals who were planning on kidnapping him.
6. (religious)
a. monstrance
El sacerdote bendijo la hostia y la colocó en la custodia.The priest consecrated the host and placed it in the monstrance.
a. checkroom
¡Tomé el avión y me olvidé que había dejado las maletas en la custodia!I got on the plane and forgot I had left my bags in the checkroom!
b. luggage check
Dejemos el equipaje en custodia y salgamos a caminar por la estación de tren.Let's leave our luggage in the luggage check and go walk around the train station.
el guardia, la guardia(
gwahr
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dyah
)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
1. (military)
a. guard
Los guardias del castillo le impidieron llegar a los aposentos del rey.The castle guards prevented him from reaching the king's rooms.
a. police officer
Había una pareja de guardias patrullando la calle.There were two police officers patrolling the street.
b. policeman (masculine)
Nos perdimos y le preguntamos a un guardia.We got lost and asked a policeman for directions.
c. policewoman (feminine)
Una guardia acompañó a la chica a la comisaría y le tomó declaración.A policewoman accompanied the girl to the police station and took her statement.
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. guard
Los paparazzi montan guardia constantemente en la puerta de su casa.The paparazzi constantly stand guard outside their house.
b. guard duty (soldier)
Hay siempre dos soldados de guardia en la entrada del cuartel.There are always two soldiers on guard duty at the barracks gate.
c. watch (ship officer)
El oficial de guardia en el puente del barco vio la bengala y dio la alarma.The officer on watch on the bridge of the ship saw the flare and called the alarm.
a. shift (doctor or employee)
Esta semana tengo las guardias de día.This week my shifts are during the day.
5. (sports)
6. (attention)
a. guard
Con esa gente no puedes bajar nunca la guardia.You can never lower your guard with those people.
7. (corps)
a. guard
Vimos el cambio de guardia de la reina en el Palacio de Buckingham.We saw the changing of the queen's guard at Buckingham Palace.
a. emergency room
Marisa fue llevada de urgencia a la guardia con un fuerte dolor en el pecho.Marisa was rushed to the emergency room with a strong chest pain.
