guardián

/ɡwaɾˈdjan/, [ɡwaɾˈð̞jãn]

guardian


Noun guardián m (plural guardianes, feminine guardiana, feminine plural guardianas)

  1. guardian, warden (someone who guards, watches over, or protects)
  2. guardian (a superior in a Franciscan monastery)

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Mi perro guardián está alerta al más mínimo sonido y movimiento.

    My watchdog is alert to the slightest sound and movement.

  • Un perro que está siempre ladrando no es un buen perro guardián.

    A dog that barks all the time doesn't make a good watch dog.

  • Cristóbal Colón peleó una vez contra Cancerbero, el guardián de tres cabezas del inframundo, con nada más que su sombrero.

    Christopher Columbus once fought Cerberus, the three-headed guardian of the underworld, with nothing but his hat.


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