guardia
sustantivo femenino
| 1. | [generalmente]
guard
[vigilancia] watch, guard en guardia on guard montar (la) guardia to mount guard guardia municipal urban police aflojar o bajar la guardia to lower o drop one's guard la vieja guardia the old guard |
| 2. | [turno]
duty
estar de guardia to be on duty |
guardia
sustantivo masculino, sustantivo femenino
[policía] policeman ( f policewoman)
guardia de tráfico traffic warden
guardia marina
sustantivo masculino
sea cadet in final two years of training
Guardia Civil
sustantivo femenino
la Guardia Civil the Civil Guard
| Guardia Civil |
| The Guardia Civil is a military-style security force operating under the control of the Spanish Ministry of the Interior and responsible for policing rural areas and highways. They also form the Spanish customs police and are easily recognizable by their traditional black three-cornered hat. |
