This is the 10015th most frequent French word.
gardés
"Gardés" means "kept" or "guarded" in English.
In this sentence, 'gardés' is the past participle of 'garder,' used in passive voice to mean 'kept' or 'held.'
Les dossiers ont été gardés en sécurité.
The files have been kept safe.
Here, 'gardés' appears as the past participle of 'garder' and agrees in gender and number with the direct object 'souvenirs,' meaning 'kept' or 'held on to.'
Nous avons gardés ces souvenirs précieux.
We have kept these precious memories.
In this context, 'gardés' is used as the past participle of 'garder' in a passive structure, indicating protection or safekeeping.