Spanish: resguardeEnglish translation: (a saint who) watches over us 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | Spanish term or phrase: | (un santo que nos) resguarde | | English translation: | (a saint who) watches over us | | Entered by: | CloHoHo-Claudia |
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / cultural & religious beliefs | | Spanish term or phrase: resguarde | "Al frente de las casas colocamos 3 cruces o la imagen de algún santo que nos ***resguarde*** y a los recién nacidos les colocamos azabaches en las muñecas o tobillos como protección."
Gracias de antemano. |
| | | a saint who watches over us | Explanation:
I believe that this better conveys the sense of "resguardar" in this context than either "protect/shelter" [a bit too abstract and lacking the necessary emotional tone] and "look after" [which sounds like it refers to a nanny and is in any case an Anglicism that most US readers would find rather strange.
It may help here to bear in mind that the noun *resguardo* is often translated as "safeguard".
Suerte. |
| Selected response from:
 Robert Forstag
United States
| Note from asker to answererThanks to everyone for their inputs.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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1 min confidence:   peer agreement (net): +4 |
| protect/shelter
Explanation:
Suerte !
| garci
Mexico
Works in field
Native speaker of:  Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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