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guardar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bestow verb To give something formally or ceremonially, often as an honour.
  • file noun A collection of related documents or data stored together, whether on paper or on a computer.
  • guard noun A person whose job is to protect a place, person, or thing.
  • keep verb To hold on to something or continue having it, rather than giving it up or losing it.
  • save verb To rescue someone or something from harm or danger.
  • stow verb To pack or put something away neatly, especially in a compact space.
  • ward noun A section of a hospital where patients with similar needs are cared for.

Senses

guardar is used for these senses in English:

  • bestow To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give, to accord; to render.
  • file (transitive) To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.
  • guard (transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
  • hang on To keep; to store something for someone.
  • hold out (transitive, literally) To hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward.
  • keep (ditransitive) To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.
  • keep (transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.
  • put away (transitive) To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up.

file — full definition

  1. noun A collection of related documents or data stored together, whether on paper or on a computer.
  2. verb To submit official paperwork or a formal request to an office or authority.
  3. noun A line of people or things arranged one behind another.
  4. noun A metal tool with a rough, ridged surface used to smooth or shape hard materials.
  5. verb To smooth, shape, or wear down something using a file.

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