guardar

to keep, to save, to put away, to store

ɡ w a ɾ ˈd a ɾ
guard to keep, to save + ar Infinitive
verb Uncommon #9,854
to keep, to save Often used for keeping something for later or saving something (including saving a file).
SP: Voy a guardar este documento en mi computadora.
EN: I’m going to save this document on my computer.
to put away, to store Common when talking about putting objects somewhere they belong (e.g., food, clothes).
SP: Después de cenar, voy a guardar la comida en el refrigerador.
EN: After dinner, I’m going to put the food away in the refrigerator.
Conjugation of guardar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First guardo guardamos
Second guardas —
Third guarda guardan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First guardo guardamos
Second guardas —
Third guarda guardan
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second guarda —
Third guarde guarden
guardarguardarlo
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First guardé guardamos
Third guardó —
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First guardaré —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First guardaré —
Present
Past
Subjunctive
SingularPlural
Second guardes —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First guardaba —
Third guardaba —
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First guardaba —
Third guardaba —

Sí, te secuestró y te dio a guardar su arma, ¿verdad?

Yes, he kidnapped you and gave you his gun to hold onto, right?

— Bullet Train (2022)

Dame un sobre grande para guardar estos papeles importantes.

Give me a large envelope to keep these important papers in.

Queremos comprar una casa, pero para eso necesitamos guardar dinero.

We want to buy a house, but for that we need to save money.

Es para guardar de recuerdo.

It's to keep as a memento.

— Diarios de motocicleta (2004)

No tengo suficiente espacio para guardar estas cajas.

I don't have enough room to store these boxes.

Me pareció que debiera guardar las noticias solamente para mí.

I felt I should keep the news to myself.

Sé guardar secretos.

I know how to keep secrets.

— Wicked (2024)

Quería guardar esto para una ocasión especial.

I wanted to save this for a special occasion.

Y prométeme que lo vas a guardar.

And promise me you'll keep it.

— Una cuestión de tiempo (2013)

Lo vamos a guardar por ti hasta que te vayas.

We'll keep it for you until you leave.

Deberías guardar tus objetos de valor en un lugar seguro.

You should keep your valuables in a safe place.

Tendrías que guardar una grabación de eso.

You should keep a recording of that.

— Burning (2018)

Budhan guardar el equipaje en el coche.

Budhan, keep the luggage in the car.

— Piku (2015)

Ya, pero me gusta guardar las facturas.

Yes, but I like to keep the receipts.

— Tesis (1996)

Quiero una caja para guardar estos juguetes.

I want a box to store these toys in.

Para guardar los alimentos.

For storing food.

— El espíritu de la colmena (1973)

Fuiste considerado al guardar eso en secreto de él.

You were considerate to keep that a secret from him.

Eres pésimo para guardar secretos.

You’re terrible at keeping secrets.

Supongo que entonces puedo guardar esto.

I suppose I can save this then.

— Chicago (2002)

Ella tiene el hábito de guardar viejas cartas.

She has a habit of keeping old letters.

Tom dijo que tenía espacio en su cochera para guardar algunas de mis cosas.

Tom said he had space in his garage to store some of my things.

Así que empecé a guardar fotos de ese anciano.

So I started saving photos of that old man.

— P.K. (Peekay) (2014)

Tom no es bueno para guardar secretos.

Tom isn't good at keeping secrets.

Bien, bueno, ve a guardar nuestros asientos.

Okay, well, go put our seats away.

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

Pero ahora vamos a guardar el tambor en el armario.

But now we are going to put the drum away in the closet.

— El tambor de hojalata (1979)

Al guardar la ropa, la novia de Miguel encontró un anillo entre ella.

While putting away the clothes, Miguel’s girlfriend found a ring among them.

Tiene suerte que al Sr. Wallace le guste guardar datos.

He's lucky that Mr. Wallace likes to keep records.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

No hay por qué guardar secretos.

There's no reason to keep secrets.

— Игла (1989)

Esto, lo voy a guardar, pero es una auténtica mierda.

I'm going to save this, but it's absolute crap.

— El odio (1995)

El único secreto que la mujer puede guardar es el que no conoce.

The only secret a woman can keep is one she doesn’t know.

Dios, no se puede guardar en una caja a Clarke.

God, you can't put Clarke in a box.

— Greenland 2 (2026)

Es mi primer secreto de amor y lo voy a guardar.

It's my first love secret and I'm going to keep it.

— La venganza de Manon (1986)

La voy a guardar para siempre.

I'm going to keep it forever.

Tienes que recordar donde guardar mis dientes de leche.

You need to remember where to keep my baby teeth.

— El orfanato (2007)

Quiero guardar una copia.

I want to save a copy.

— El imperio de las sombras (2016)