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shelter2

UK: /ˈʃel.tər/ US: /-t̮ə`/

Translation

v [t, i]
›
⇨ refugiarse
We sheltered from the rain under an awning
Nos refugiamos de la lluvia bajo un toldo
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⇨ resguardar
to shelter something from the wind
resguardar algo del viento
v [t]
›
⇨ dar cobijo
We sheltered a homeless person
Dimos cobijo a un sin techo
(Definition of shelter vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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