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guard1

UK: /ɡɑːd/ US: /ɡɑːrd/

Translation

n [c]
guarda
guardia
security guard
guardia de seguridad
guachimán amér.
cubierta [protectora]
(en deporte)
defensa
guard dog
perro guardián
on guard
en guardia
to be on one's guard
estar en alerta
to be under guard
estar vigilado,da
to catch sb off guard
pillar a alguien desprevenido,da
Véase tb: security guard
(Definition of guard n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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