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/ˌɡwaɾðaesˈpaldas/
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Translation
bodyguard
Word origin
A Spanish compound of the verb guardar ('to guard') and espaldas ('back, shoulders'), literally 'one who guards the back'.
- Origin
- Spanish
- Root
- guardar + espaldas
Grammar
Gendercommon
Pluralguardaespaldasirregular
Examples
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The singer arrived with two bodyguards.
separa .
Her bodyguard never leaves her side.
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Who hired that bodyguard?
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The bodyguard checked the room before going in.
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He works as a bodyguard for a famous politician.
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