Guardar
Example: Ela vai guardar os documentos importantes na pasta azul.
Definition
"Guardar" means to keep, store, or save something for future use or safekeeping. For example, in the sentence 'Ela vai guardar os documentos importantes na pasta azul,' it means she will put important documents away in the blue folder to preserve or protect them.
Etymology
The word "guardar" comes from the Old Spanish 'guardar,' which itself derives from the Germanic root *wardōn, meaning 'to watch or guard.' Did you know that it shares roots with the English word 'guard'? This reflects its original sense related to protecting or watching over something.
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