el centinela

sentry, guard on duty

θ e n t i ˈn e l a
noun · masculine Rare #30,569
sentry, guard on duty A person stationed to keep watch, especially at a post.
SP: El centinela vigila la entrada.
EN: The sentry is watching the entrance.

El padre de Vovka, que trabaja allí de centinela.

Vovka's father, who works there as a sentry.

— Замри-умри-воскресни! (1990)

Un centinela.

A sentry.

Yo soy un chófer de día y un centinela de noche.

I am a driver by day and a sentry by night.

— 色‧戒 (2007)

Cada centinela nuestro tiene uno cubano del otro lado, su"espejo".

Each of our sentries has a Cuban on the other side, his “mirror.”

— Cuestión De Honor (1992)

No, me encanta ser su centinela personal.

No, I love being their personal sentinel.

— It (Eso) (2017)

En ese turno, sólo un centinela devolvió su arma con una bala menos.

During that shift, only one sentry returned his weapon with one less bullet.

— Cuestión De Honor (1992)

¿No deberíamos dejar un centinela afuera?

Shouldn’t we leave a lookout outside?

— It (Eso) (2017)

¿Qué centinela?

What guard?

— Cuestión De Honor (1992)

Dejaremos un centinela.

We will leave a sentry.

— It (Eso) (2017)

¿Vio el centinela algo esa noche?

Did the sentry see anything that night?

Dile al centinela que no deje entrar a nadie.

Tell the sentry not to let anyone in.

— La infancia de Iván (1962)

Está de centinela.

He's standing guard.