What does guardia in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word guardia in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use guardia in Spanish.

The word guardia in Spanish means police department, police force, police officer, guard, custody, guardian angel, lower one's guard, changing of the guard, on call, intolerable, Civil Guard, security guard, security guard, traffic officer, security guard, royal guard, keep watch, stand watch, judge on duty, residing judge, keep up your guard, don't let your guard slip. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word guardia

police department, police force

nombre femenino (grupo que protege) (government)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La guardia del rey cuida de su seguridad y la de sus residencias.
The king's police department (or: police force) takes care of his security and the security of his residences.

police officer

nombre común en cuanto al género (persona que protege) (government)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El guardia nos dijo que no podíamos tomar fotos del lugar.
The police officer told us that we couldn't take pictures of the place.

guard

nombre femenino (estado de alerta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No bajes la guardia en ningún momento, la situación es muy delicada.
Don't let down your guard at any moment, the situation is very delicate.

custody

nombre femenino (cuidado, protección) (care of another person)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tiene la guardia de sus sobrinos de forma temporal.
She has temporary custody of her nephews.

guardian angel

(religión: ángel protector)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

lower one's guard

locución verbal (descuidarse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nicolás nunca baja la guardia y está siempre atento.
Nicolas never lowers his guard and is always alert.

changing of the guard

(ceremonia de relevo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En Londres es muy famoso el cambio de guardia frente el palacio de Buckingham.
In London, the changing of the guard in front of Buckingham Palace is very famous.

on call

locución adverbial (de servicio)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Andrés es médico y hoy está de guardia toda la noche.
Andres is a doctor and is on call all night tonight.

intolerable

locución adjetiva (figurado (atroz, abusivo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Lo que ha ocurrido con la pérdida de documentos en el despacho es de juzgado de guardia.
What happened with the loss of documents in the office is intolerable.

Civil Guard

locución nominal femenina (ES (fuerza del orden) (police)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Guardia Civil atrapó a los terroristas.
The Civil Guard caught the terrorists.

security guard

(vigilante privado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El guardia de seguridad no dejó pasar a los visitantes.
The security guard didn't let the visitors in.

security guard

(anticuado (agente de la policía)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El guardia de seguridad capturó a los ladrones, que luego fueron desterrados.
The security guard caught the thieves.

traffic officer

(policía de tráfico) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El guardia de tráfico me pidió que apagara el auto y que le mostrara mi licencia.
The traffic officer asked me to turn off the engine and show him my license.

security guard

locución nominal con flexión de género (guardia de seguridad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La empresa contrató a un guardia jurado como medida de protección ante las amenazas.
The company hired a security guard as a measure of protection against threats.

royal guard

(unidad militar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los turistas miraron con curiosidad el relevo de la Guardia Real.
The tourists curiously watched the changing of the royal guard

keep watch, stand watch

locución verbal (vigilar, cuidar)

Varios policías hicieron guardia durante toda la noche frente a la casa de la alcaldesa.

judge on duty, residing judge

locución nominal masculina (en turno, en servicio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Debes dirigirte al juzgado de guardia.
You should approach the judge on duty.

keep up your guard, don't let your guard slip

locución verbal (estar vigilante)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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