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guard2

UK: /ɡɑːd/ US: /ɡɑːrd/

Translation

v [t]
proteger
vigilar
Two armed men guard the prisoner's cell
La celda del prisionero está vigilada por dos hombres armados
to guard against sth
(Definition of guard v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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