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/GUAR-dia/

A security guard or police officer who watches over a place and controls who gets in. In Colombia and Venezuela the guardia is the one who decides who enters and who doesn't, with all the authority the uniform gives them.

Example

"The building guard wouldn't let him in without his ID."

"Talk to the guard at the entrance, he'll know."

Regional synonyms:

Estafar, engañar o traicionar a alguien en Argentina, hacerle algo sucio y dejarlo en una situación injusta. Si te garcaron, alguien abusó de tu confianza y te dejó pagando las consecuencias solo.