garda

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) guard, watchman, escort
2. (collective,feminine) guard, squad
3. (collective,feminine) police
4. (feminine,uncountable) guard; watch
5. (feminine,uncountable) protection; keep; custody

Verb

1. (form-of,indicative,present,singular,third-person) inflection of gardar:
2. (form-of,imperative,second-person,singular) inflection of gardar:

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɡaɾðɐ]

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese guarda, probably a back-formation from gardar.

Sentences

Esta noite fai a garda .

Tonight he is guarding.

Aínda é empregado pola Garda civil .

He is still employed by the Civil Guard.

A Garda Civil chegou aos poucos minutos e levou o home ao cuartel.

The Civil Guard arrived within a few minutes and took the man to the barracks.

Que contén a bolsa que garda un deles con tanto celo?

What is the bag that holds one of them with so much zeal?

Permitíuselle manter unha garda persoal de seiscentos homes .

He was allowed to keep a personal guard of six hundred men.