What does guardia in Italian mean?

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

The word guardia in Italian means watch, guard, security guard, body guard, guard, guard, guard, let down your guard, become alert, changing of the guard, watchdog, guard dog, station house, on guard duty, keep watch, stand guard, Italian administrative police, civil guard, civic guard, coast guard, Coast Guard, bodyguard, Italian finance police, ecological guard, environmental guard, forest service, Forest Service, forest ranger, ranger, park ranger, park warden, security guard, urgent care, emergency medical care, Palatine Guard, Swiss guard, the old guard, danger level, doctor on call, warn, alert, put your defenses up, be alert, guard post, sentry post, critical threshold, be careful, old guard. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word guardia

watch, guard

sostantivo femminile (vigilante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Delle guardie controllavano l'accesso della villa giorno e notte.
Guards kept watch over the home's entrance day and night.

security guard, body guard

sostantivo femminile (di corpo ufficiale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il primo ministro era sempre circondato da un cordone di guardie.
The prime minister was always surrounded by a cordon of security guards.

guard

sostantivo femminile (unità militare) (corps)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La guardia presidenziale era deputata alla sicurezza del Presidente.
The presidential guard was always entrusted with the President's safety.

guard

sostantivo femminile (pugilato: difesa) (boxing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il pugile rimase in posizione di guardia per studiare le mosse dell'avversario.
The boxer stayed on his guard so he could observe his opponent's moves.

guard

sostantivo femminile (ruolo del basket) (basketball)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Era un giocatore bravo come guardia.
He played well in the guard position.

let down your guard

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Non abbassare mai la guardia, anche se il suo capo è gentile con te.

become alert

changing of the guard

sostantivo maschile

Molti turisti assistono alla cerimonia del cambio della guardia a Buckingham Palace.
Many tourists watch the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.

watchdog, guard dog

sostantivo maschile (animale custode)

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

station house

on guard duty

keep watch, stand guard

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

Italian administrative police

(Italian administrative police mostly concerned with trade)

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

civil guard, civic guard

coast guard, Coast Guard

sostantivo femminile (polizia: controllo coste)

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

bodyguard

sostantivo femminile (guardia personale)

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

Italian finance police

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La guardia di finanza fece irruzione nella distilleria clandestina.
The Italian finance police raided the clandestine distillery.

ecological guard, environmental guard

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

forest service, Forest Service

sostantivo femminile (corpo di polizia)

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

forest ranger, ranger, park ranger, park warden

sostantivo femminile (agente forestale)

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

security guard

sostantivo femminile (responsabile sicurezza)

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

urgent care, emergency medical care

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chiamammo la guardia medica, preoccupati dello stato di salute della nonna.
We called the doctor on call as we were worried about grandma's health.

Palatine Guard

Swiss guard

the old guard

danger level

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

doctor on call

warn, alert

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (avvertire)

put your defenses up, be alert

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

guard post, sentry post

critical threshold

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

be careful

old guard

(literally)

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

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