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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