olla vartiossa — meaning in English

English meaning

• ward noun A section of a hospital where patients with similar needs are cared for.
• watchdog noun A dog kept to guard property, or by extension, a person or group that monitors organisations for wrongdoing.

Senses

olla vartiossa is used for these senses in English:

• ward (intransitive) To be vigilant; to keep guard.
• watchdog To perform a function analogous to that of a watchdog; to guard and warn.

ward — full definition

1. noun A section of a hospital where patients with similar needs are cared for.
2. noun An administrative division of a city, town, or borough.
3. noun A person, especially a child, under the legal protection of a guardian.
4. verb To repel or turn aside something threatening (usually with "off").

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