Polyglot Dictionary

resguardar

/resɣwaɾˈðaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
resguardo
preterite (yo)
resguardé
past participle
resguardado

Meaning

  1. to shelter

    • Se resguardó de la lluvia.

      He sheltered from the rain.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

cobijar

cobijar and resguardar are close synonyms for "to shelter"; resguardar leans toward protecting or guarding from something specific, like weather or danger.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

abrigar

abrigar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to shelter."

Portuguese

acoitar

acoitar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to shelter."

Practice

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