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gardian
guard /ɡarˈdjan/
noun#2370 most common
Also: warden, watchman
Example sentences
Gardianul deschide poarta.
The guard opens the gate.
Gardianul de la închisoare este foarte serios.
The prison guard is very serious.
Am vorbit cu gardianul înainte să intrăm în clădire.
I spoke with the guard before we went into the building.
Gardienii patrulează curtea închisorii în fiecare noapte.
The guards patrol the prison yard every night.
Fără acordul gardianului, niciun vizitator nu poate trece de poartă.
Without the guard's consent, no visitor can get past the gate.
Deși regulamentul îi obligă pe gardieni să verifice fiecare vehicul, mulți dintre ei tratează sarcina cu superficialitate.
Although regulations require the guards to check every vehicle, many of them treat the task carelessly.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gardian | gardieni |
| Genitive | gardianului | gardienilor |
| Accusative | gardian | gardieni |
| Vocative | gardianule | gardienilor |
Word family
gardăguard, watch, sentry duty
gardistguardsman, member of a guard corps
gardiancăfemale guard
gardian publictraffic warden, municipal patrol officer
Etymology
Gardian entered Romanian in the nineteenth century from French gardien and Italian guardiano, both meaning guard or warden. Those Romance words trace back to Old French garder, meaning to guard, which was itself borrowed from Frankish, a Germanic language. Through that Germanic line the word sits in the same family as English guard and ward.
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