No. 10,014 in French
gardé
"Guarded" or "kept."
In a sentence
Il a gardé mon secret avec soin.
He kept my secret carefully.
Here, 'gardé' is used to describe an active past action of safeguarding or preserving something, which in this case is a secret.
Le château est bien gardé par une équipe de sécurité.
The castle is well guarded by a security team.
In this sentence, 'gardé' indicates a state of being protected or under watch, referring to the castle.
J'ai gardé le reçu pour référence future.
I kept the receipt for future reference.
Here, 'gardé' is utilized to express the retention of an object, the receipt, for potential future use.
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