guardar



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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
SpanishEnglish
guardar⇒ vtr (poner en sitio seguro) (securely stored)keep⇒ vtr
  put away vtr phrasal sep
 Las joyas se guardan en la caja fuerte.
 Jewelry is kept in the safe.
guardar vtr (poner en su lugar)put away vtr phrasal sep
 Mis hijos guardan sus juguetes antes de irse a la cama.
 My children put their toys away before going to bed.
guardar vtr (conservar, retener)hang on to v expr
  (retain)keep⇒, save⇒ vtr
  put aside vtr phrasal sep
 Guárdate tus ahorros para otra ocasión.
 Hang on to your savings for when you might need them.
guardar vtr (mantener) (do as required)keep⇒ vtr
  maintain⇒ vtr
 Por favor, guarden silencio durante el concierto.
 Please, keep quiet during the concert.
guardar vtr (vigilar, cuidar)guard⇒ vtr
  (take care of)watch over vtr phrasal insep
 El pastor guarda las ovejas del lobo.
 The shepherd guards the sheep from the wolf.
guardar vtr (cumplir lo obligado) (law, instructions)obey⇒, uphold⇒ vtr
 Todos debemos guardar las leyes.
 We should all obey (or: upkeep) laws.
guardar vtr (Informática: salvar)save⇒ vtr
 ¿Guardaste los cambios antes de cerrar el editor?
guardarse⇒ v prnl (precaverse) (colloq.)watch out for v expr
  take precautions against v expr
  protect yourself from vtr + refl
 Guárdate de los aduladores.
 Watch out for flatterers.
guardarse v prnl (no hacer algo)avoid⇒ vtr
  make sure not to v expr
  steer clear of [sth] v expr
 Ya me guardaré de volver por su casa, después de lo mal que me ha tratado.
 I think I'll avoid going back to his house again after the way he treated me.
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Additional Translations
SpanishEnglish
guardársela loc verb coloquial (esperar para vengarse)bear a grudge v expr
  have it in for [sb] v expr
 Manuel no perdona ninguna ofensa: siempre se la guarda para desquitarse a la primera oportunidad.
 Manuel never forgives any offence: he always bears a grudge to get payback at the first opportunity.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
SpanishEnglish
cubrir las apariencias,
salvar las apariencias,
guardar las apariencias loc verb		 (disimular, ocultar)hide one's feelings v phrase
 Estuve sonriendo para guardar las apariencias, pero quería matarle.
guardar energías vtr + nfpl (no agotar las fuerzas) (informal)save energy vtr + n
  conserve energy vtr + n
 Guardemos energías para hoy a la noche.
 Let's save energy for tonight.
guardar la compostura loc verb (portarse con corrección)maintain your composure, keep your composure v expr
  (informal)keep your cool v expr
  (formal)remain calm v expr
 Debes guardar la compostura en una entrevista de trabajo.
 You must keep your composure in a job interview.
guardar la esperanza vtr + nf (tener confianza en algo)not give up hope v expr
  remain hopeful vi + adj
  keep hopes alive v expr
Note: Se construye con el artículo 'la'.
 María guarda la esperanza de encontrar su reloj perdido.
 Maria is not giving up hope on finding her lost watch.
guardar las apariencias,
salvar las apariencias,
cubrir las apariencias loc verb		 (fingir que todo va bien)keep up appearances v expr
  save face v expr
 Martín tuvo que guardar las apariencias cuando aparecieron sus hijos.
 Martin had to keep up appearances when his children arrived.
guardar las distancias loc verb (tener reservas)keep your distance v expr
 Lo mejor para no comprometernos en este asunto es guardar las distancias.
 The best way to not get involved with this issue is to keep our distance.
guardar un secreto loc verb (ser discreto)keep a secret v expr
 Pablo no sabe guardar un secreto.
 Pablo doesn't know how to keep a secret.
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'guardar' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the Spanish description:
ahorrar - ahorro - albergar - alfiletero - almacenable - almacenado - anidar - apalancar - apartar - arca - arcas - archivar - armario de herramientas - bastonera - bote de lápices - caja - callar - cargar un documento - cartapacio - cartera - cinerario - conservar - cuidar - diskette - embotijar - envainar - escobero - esconder - escribanía - estabular - guardamuebles - hórreo - huevera - leñera - leñero - mantener el tipo - mantener la compostura - pajar - portacubiertos - refundir - repositorio - reserva - reservación - reservar - reservar para - salvar - tener un as bajo la manga - trastero - yerbera - zona de almacenaje
English:
bear - guard - harbor - hoard - hold - hold by - house - keep - keep in - pack away - put away - put by - put on hold - save - save up - shelter - sock away - stash - store - store up - stow - stow away - tidy away - trouser - archive - buffer - cache - conserve - keep back - lay in - observe - reserve - retain - squirrel - stable - store away - set apart - squirrel away - bear a grudge - bear a resemblance - bin - can up - carry over - cellarage - clear away - dedicate - earmark - garage - hang on to - hold a grudge


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