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guardia

guard

noun GWAR-dyah Less Common

Origin: from Germanic warda 'watch'

Also means

watch

Usage Note

Guardia is a guard or sentry, but lives in key phrases: stare in guardia ('to be on one's guard') and medico di guardia ('on-call doctor'). The plural is guardie. It shares its Germanic root with English 'ward' and 'guard'.

Examples

"La guardia controlla l'ingresso."

Natural Translation

The guard checks the entrance.

Literal Translation

The guard checks the-entrance.

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