guardiano dello zoo
The English phrase "zoo keeper" is guardiano dello zoo in Italian.
guardiano dello zoo refers to a person whose job is to take care of the animals in a zoo.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of guardiano (guardian/keeper), dello (of the) and zoo (zoo).
How does it change in a sentence?
To refer to a female zoo keeper, change the masculine guardiano to the feminine guardiana to get guardiana dello zoo. The plural form of the phrase is guardiani dello zoo.
Did you know?
- In Italian, the word guardiano is derived from guardare, which means 'to look at'. This implies that a zoo keeper's primary role is historically seen as one who watches over the animals.
- While guardiano is the literal term for a keeper, Italians often use the word curatore when referring to the scientific or managerial head of the animals' care.
- The term guardiano is used across many different professions in Italy, serving as a generic label for anyone from a museum security guard to a zoo keeper.
Examples in context
- Marco lavora come guardiano di zoo.Marco works as a zoo keeper.
- Sono andato a trovare il mio amico, l'addetto allo zoo, e mi ha mostrato i nuovi animali.I visited my friend, the zoo keeper, and he showed me the new animals.
- Mia sorella sogna di diventare una curatrice di animali del parco zoologico.My sister dreams of becoming a caretaker of animals in the zoo.
- Il guardiano dello zoo pulisce la gabbia.The zoo keeper cleans the cage.
- Il guardiano dello zoo dà da mangiare ai leoni.The zoo keeper feeds the lions.
Example conversation
Alessandro and Sofia are visiting a zoo together.
- AlessandroGuarda, il guardiano dello zoo sta pulendo la gabbia.Look, the zoo keeper is cleaning the cage.
- SofiaSembra che abbia molto lavoro da fare.It seems like he has a lot of work to do.
- AlessandroSì, è un mestiere molto impegnativo.Yes, it is a very demanding job.
- SofiaMa è bellissimo stare vicino agli animali.But it's wonderful to be close to the animals.
