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guardião — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • boss noun A person in charge of others at work, such as a manager, supervisor, or business owner.
  • chaperone noun An adult who accompanies and supervises younger people at a social event, to make sure things stay appropriate.
  • custodian noun A person responsible for looking after or protecting something.
  • guardian noun Someone who protects or watches over a person or thing.
  • keeper noun Someone or something worth holding on to.

Senses

guardião is used for these senses in English:

  • boss (video games) An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.
  • chaperone An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.
  • custodian A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.
  • guardian Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
  • keeper A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper.

boss — full definition

  1. noun A person in charge of others at work, such as a manager, supervisor, or business owner.
  2. noun In video games, a particularly difficult enemy that must be defeated to advance, often appearing at the end of a level.
  3. verb To order someone around, especially repeatedly and without much regard for their opinion.
  4. adj (informal) Excellent; first-rate.
  5. noun A rounded lump or raised knob on a surface, such as a decorative stud or a natural rock outcrop.

chaperone — full definition

  1. noun An adult who accompanies and supervises younger people at a social event, to make sure things stay appropriate.
  2. noun In biology, a protein that helps other molecules fold correctly without becoming part of the final structure itself.
  3. verb To supervise and accompany someone, typically at an event.

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