OBSERVE - Translation from English into French

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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French

observe [Brit əbˈzəːv, Am əbˈzərv] VB trans

1. observe (see, notice):

observe

observer, remarquer (that que)

this was observed to be true

on a observé or remarqué que cela était vrai

2. observe (watch):

observe doctor, police:

surveiller

observe scientist, researcher:

observer

3. observe (remark):

observe

faire observer, faire remarquer (that que)

as Sartre observed

comme le faisait observer Sartre

‘it's raining, ’ she observed

‘il pleut, ’ fit-elle observer

4. observe (adhere to):

observe law, custom, condition, silence

observer

to observe neutrality

rester neutre

5. observe (celebrate):

observe Sabbath, religious festival

observer

profoundly observe, remark

avec profondeur

to observe/to break the sabbath

respecter/ne pas respecter le sabbat or le jour du seigneur

to observe Lent

faire carême

stringently observe, respect

scrupuleusement

French

English

observer personne, mouvement, adversaire

to watch, to observe

observer phénomène, situation

to observe

observer chose, phénomène, réaction

to notice, to observe

observer règle, usage, repos

to observe

observer trêve, traité

to observe, to abide by

observer jeûne, régime

to keep, to observe

observer grève

to observe, to maintain

observer une minute de silence

to observe a minute's silence

s'observer personnes, armées, ennemis:

to watch each other, to observe each other

observer/ignorer le décorum

to observe/ignore the proprieties

on observe un bleuissement des lèvres

one can observe that the lips turn blue

non-respect de clause, contrat, accord

failure to comply with, failure to observe

observer ou respecter le carême

to observe ou keep Lent

in the PONS Dictionary

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observe [əbˈzɜ:v, Am -ˈzɜ:rv] VB trans, intr a. form

observe

observer

to observe sb do(ing) sth

observer qn en train de faire qc

to observe the speed limit

respecter la limite de vitesse

to observe the decencies

observer les règles de bienséance

to observe the proprieties

observer les règles de bienséance

French

English

constater

to observe

observer

to observe

observer discrétion, règle

to observe

observer une minute de silence à la mémoire de qn/qc

to observe a minute's silence in memory of sb/sth

observer

to observe

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

observe [əb·ˈzɜrv] VB trans, intr a. form

observe

observer

to observe sb do(ing) sth

observer qn en train de faire qc

to observe the speed limit

respecter la limitation de vitesse

to observe the decencies

observer les règles de bienséance

to observe the proprieties

observer les règles de bienséance

French

English

constater

to observe

observer

to observe

observer discrétion, règle

to observe

observer une minute de silence à la mémoire de qn/qc

to observe a minute's silence in memory of sb/sth

observer

to observe

Present

I	observe
you	observe
he/she/it	observes
we	observe
you	observe
they	observe

Past

I	observed
you	observed
he/she/it	observed
we	observed
you	observed
they	observed

Present Perfect

I	have	observed
you	have	observed
he/she/it	has	observed
we	have	observed
you	have	observed
they	have	observed

Past Perfect

I	had	observed
you	had	observed
he/she/it	had	observed
we	had	observed
you	had	observed
they	had	observed

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Proponents asserted that it had a profoundly positive impact on people's lives.

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I felt profoundly the cosmic link between sacred chanting and the world of nature all around.

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The religious beliefs of the two groups as related to creation differed quite profoundly.

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The body whorl is encircled by 11 sharply granose ridges, those of the base profoundly separated by deep grooves, wider than the ridges.

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The roof and towers of the church have been profoundly altered several times since 1941.

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