guardaban in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for guardaban in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.guardar VB trans

1. guardar (reservar):

guárdale un pedazo de pastel

save him a piece of cake

guarda esa botella para Nochevieja

keep o save that bottle for New Year's Eve

guarda esa botella para Nochevieja

put that bottle aside for New Year's Eve

guárdame un sitio

save me a seat

guárdame un sitio

keep me a place

si pido la excedencia, no me guardan el puesto

if I ask for leave of absence, they won't keep o hold my job open for me

2.1. guardar (poner en un lugar):

guardar

to put … away

guarda los juguetes

put your toys away

los guardé en un sitio seguro

I put them (away) in a safe place

ya he guardado toda la ropa de invierno

I've already put away all my winter clothes

guarda todos los recibos

she keeps all her receipts

guarda todos los recibos

she hangs on to all her receipts inf

2.2. guardar (conservar, mantener en un lugar):

guardar

to keep

guardo los huevos en la nevera

I keep the eggs in the fridge

lo tuvo guardado durante años

she kept it for years

los tengo guardados en el desván

I've got them stored away o I've got them in the attic

siempre guarda las medicinas bajo llave

she always keeps the medicines locked away o under lock and key

los tesoros que guarda el mar liter

the treasures which lie hidden beneath the waves liter

3. guardar liter (defender, proteger):

la muralla que guarda el castillo

the walls which defend o protect the castle

los perros guardaban la entrada a la mansión

the dogs were guarding the entrance to the mansion

Dios guarde al rey

God save the King

Dios guarde a Vd muchos años form

≈ yours respectfully form

Dios guarde a Vd muchos años form

may God preserve you arch

4. guardar secreto:

guardar

to keep

no le guardo ningún rencor

I don't bear a grudge against o feel any resentment toward(s) him

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de aquel viaje

I have very good memories of that trip

¡ésta se la guardo! inf

I'll remember this!

¡ésta se la guardo! inf

I won't forget this!

5.1. guardar (mostrar, manifestar):

le guardaron el debido respeto

he was treated with due respect

hay que guardar la debida compostura en la Iglesia

you must show proper respect when in church

guardar las apariencias

to keep up appearances

5.2. guardar leyes/fiestas:

guardar

to observe

II.guardarse VB vpr

1. guardarse (quedarse con):

guardarse

to keep

guárdate tus consejos

keep your advice to yourself

2. guardarse (enfático):

guardarse (reservar)

to save

guardarse (reservar)

to keep

3. guardarse (poner en un lugar):

se guardó el cheque en el bolsillo

he put the check (away) in his pocket

guárdatelo bien

put it somewhere safe o look after it carefully

4. guardarse (cuidarse):

guardarse de + infinit.

to be careful not to +  infinit.

se guardó mucho de mostrarles el documento

she was very careful not to show them the document

ya te guardarás de contar lo que pasó

you'd better not tell anyone o you'd better make sure you don't tell anyone what happened

See also fiesta

fiesta N f

1. fiesta (celebración):

fiesta

party

fiesta de cumpleaños

birthday party

dieron una gran fiesta

they threw o had a big party

cualquier visita es una fiesta para ella

every visit is a treat for her

los vecinos están de fiesta

the neighbors are having a party

aguar la fiesta

to spoil the fun

aguar la fiesta

to be a wet blanket inf

hacerle fiestas a alg.

to make a fuss of sb

no estoy para fiestas

I'm not in the mood for fun and games

tener la fiesta en paz

to enjoy some peace and quiet

tengamos la fiesta en paz

that's enough!

tengamos la fiesta en paz

cut it out! inf

tengamos la fiesta en paz

let's have some peace and quiet

2.1. fiesta (día festivo):

fiesta

holiday

el lunes es fiesta

Monday is a holiday

santificar las fiestas REL

to observe feast days

2.2. fiesta <fiestas fpl >:

fiestas (festejos)

fiesta

fiestas (festejos)

festival

fiestas (de fin de año, etc)

festive season

esta semana son las fiestas del pueblo

this week the town's holding its annual festival o fiesta

¡felices fiestas!

Merry Christmas!

¡felices fiestas!

Happy Christmas! Brit

¿dónde vas a pasar estas fiestas?

where are you going to spend the vacation? Am

¿dónde vas a pasar estas fiestas?

where are you going to spend the holidays? Brit

fiesta de guardar N f

fiesta de guardar

day of obligation

Translations for guardaban in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

set by supplies

guardar

set by money

guardar

tuck box

caja para guardar alimentos

lock away valuables

guardar bajo llave

to be germane to sth

guardar relación con algo form

tea caddy

caja f (para guardar el té)

squirrel away

guardar

treasure up

guardar como un tesoro

bread bin

panera f (para guardar el pan)

guardaban in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for guardaban in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.guardar VB trans

1. guardar (vigilar):

guardar

to guard

2. guardar (proteger):

guardar

to protect

3. guardar (ley):

guardar

to observe

4. guardar (conservar):

guardar

to keep

guardar un sitio

to keep a place

guardar un trozo de pastel a alguien

to save a piece of cake for sb

guárdame esto, que ahora vengo

keep this for me, I'll be back soon [or right back]

5. guardar (poner):

¿dónde has guardado las servilletas?

where did you put the serviettes?

guardar el dinero en el banco

to keep money in the bank

guardar algo en el bolsillo

to put sth in one's pocket

6. guardar (quedarse con):

guardar

to keep

7. guardar (ahorrar):

guardar

to save

guardar las fuerzas

to save one's strength

8. guardar COMPUT:

guardar

to save

II.guardar VB refl guardarse

1. guardar (evitar):

guardarse de hacer algo

to be careful not to do sth

2. guardar (protegerse):

guardarse de algo/alguien

to be on one's guard against sth/sb

Translations for guardaban in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

stow

guardar

to keep mum inf

guardar silencio

pack away

guardar

to reposit sth

guardar algo

to reposit data

guardar/almacenar datos

to watch the waistline

guardar la línea

lock up jewels, document

guardar bajo llave

lock away jewels, document

guardar bajo llave

storage space

espacio m para guardar cosas

hold onto

guardar

guardaban Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

guardar algo para sus adentros

to keep sth to oneself

las frutas son buenas para guardar la línea

fruit is good for keeping in shape

guardar algo en el buche

to keep sth hidden

guardar como oro en paño

to treasure

guardar un trozo de pastel a alguien

to save a piece of cake for sb

guardar el dinero en el banco

to keep money in the bank

guardar algo en el bolsillo

to put sth in one's pocket

guardar el sitio a alguien

to keep sb's place

guardar algo en un lugar seguro

to keep sth in a safe place

¡haz el favor de guardar ese libro!

kindly put that book away!