night watch in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for night watch in the English»Italian Dictionary

watch-night service [Brit ˈwɒtʃnʌɪt ˌsəːvɪs] N

watch-night service

= messa della notte di san Silvestro

Translations for night watch in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.watch [Brit wɒtʃ, Am wɑtʃ, wɔtʃ] N (timepiece)

watch

orologio m da polso, da tasca

my watch is slow, fast

il mio orologio ritarda, va avanti

by my watch it's three o'clock

il mio orologio segna le tre

to set one's watch

regolare l'orologio

you can set your watch by him

potete regolarvi su di lui

you can set your watch by him before n chain, spring, strap

di un orologio

II.watch [Brit wɒtʃ, Am wɑtʃ, wɔtʃ] N

1. watch (look-out, surveillance):

watch

guardia f

watch

sorveglianza f (on su)

also MIL to keep watch sentry, police, watcher:

montare la guardia

to keep (a) watch on sb, sth

tenere sotto controllo qn, qc also fig

keep a close watch on expenditure

tenete d'occhio attentamente le spese

to keep watch over sb, sth

sorvegliare or proteggere qn, qc

to be on the watch

stare in guardia or all'erta

to be on the watch for sb, sth

stare in guardia contro qn, qc

to be on the watch for sb, sth fig

guardarsi da qn, qc

to set a watch on sb, sth

tenere d'occhio qn, qc

badger, fox watch

osservazione dei tassi, delle volpi

tornado watch METEO

osservazione dei tornado

2. watch NAUT:

watch (time on duty)

quarto m

watch (crew on duty) (one person)

vedetta f

watch (several)

guardie fpl di quarto

the port, starboard watch

guardia di sinistra, di dritta

to be on watch

essere di quarto

to go on watch

montare di guardia

to come off watch

smontare di guardia

3. watch MIL, HISTORY (patrol):

the watch

la ronda

III.watch [Brit wɒtʃ, Am wɑtʃ, wɔtʃ] VB trans

1. watch:

watch (look at) event, entertainment, object, sport, television

guardare

watch (observe) behaviour, animal

osservare

she watches three hours of television a day

guarda la televisione tre ore al giorno

is there anything worth watching on television?

c'è qualcosa di decente alla televisione?

I watched them with binoculars

li ho osservati con il binocolo

he watched them run or running

li ha guardati correre

she's a pleasure to watch

è un piacere guardarla

the match, watched by a huge crowd…

la partita, seguita da un gran numero di spettatori…

I've watched these children grow up

ho visto crescere questi bambini

2. watch (monitor) fig:

watch career, progress, development

seguire

watch situation

sorvegliare

a young artist, a name to watch

un giovane artista, un nome da seguire

we had to sit by and watch the collapse of all our hopes

abbiamo dovuto assistere impotenti al crollo di tutte le nostre speranze

3. watch (keep under surveillance):

watch building, suspect, troublemaker, movements

sorvegliare, tenere sotto controllo

we're having him watched

lo stiamo facendo tenere sotto controllo

to watch the clock fig

tenere d'occhio l'ora

watch the local press, this noticeboard for further details

per ulteriori informazioni leggete i giornali locali, tenete d'occhio questa bacheca

4. watch (pay attention to):

watch dangerous object, money, obstacle, unreliable person, thing

fare attenzione a

watch language, manners

stare attento a

watch weight

tenere sotto controllo, controllare

watch that car, that child!

attento a quella macchina, a quel bambino!

watch your arm!

attento al braccio!

watch your big feet!

attento a come ti muovi!

are you watching the time?

stai tenendo d'occhio l'ora?

watch you don't spill it

fa' attenzione a non rovesciarlo

watch that she doesn't go out alone

guarda che non esca da sola

watch where you're going!

stai attento a or guarda bene dove vai!

watch where you put that paintbrush!

stai attento a dove metti il pennello!

watch it! inf

attento! fai attenzione!

watch your step

guarda dove metti i piedi

watch your step fig

attento a quel che fai

watch your back! inf

guardati alle spalle! also fig

5. watch (look after):

watch property, child, dog

badare a

IV.watch [Brit wɒtʃ, Am wɑtʃ, wɔtʃ] VB intr

1. watch (look on):

watch

stare a guardare, osservare (from da)

as she watched the plane exploded

mentre stava guardando l'aereo esplose

they are watching to see what will happen next

stanno aspettando di vedere che cosa succederà adesso

he could only watch helplessly as the disease advanced

non poteva che assistere impotente al progredire della malattia

2. watch (keep vigil):

watch arch

vegliare

V.to watch oneself VB refl

1. to watch oneself (on film, TV):

to watch oneself

guardarsi

2. to watch oneself (be careful):

to watch oneself fig

fare attenzione

VI.watch [Brit wɒtʃ, Am wɑtʃ, wɔtʃ]

in the long watches of the night liter

durante le lunghe veglie notturne

night [Brit nʌɪt, Am naɪt] N

1. night:

night (period of darkness)

notte f

night (before going to bed)

sera f

during the night

durante la notte

in the middle of the night

nel bel mezzo della notte

to travel, hunt by night

viaggiare, andare a caccia di notte

at night

di notte

all night long

tutta la notte

night and day

giorno e notte

Moscow by night

Mosca di notte

to work nights

lavorare di notte

to be on nights

fare la notte

eight o'clock at night

le otto di sera

late at night

la sera tardi

late into the night

a notte fonda

he arrived last night

è arrivato ieri sera

I slept badly last night

ho dormito male questa notte

he arrived the night before last

è arrivato l'altra sera

I slept badly the night before last

ho dormito male l'altra notte

she had arrived the night before

era arrivata la sera prima

on the night of October 6

la notte del 6 ottobre

on Tuesday nights

il martedì sera

it rained on Tuesday night

ha piovuto martedì sera

to sit up all night with sb

rimanere in piedi tutta la notte con qn

to sit up all night reading

stare sveglio tutta la notte a leggere

to spend or stay the night with sb

trascorrere la notte con qn

to have a good, bad night

dormire bene, male

to have a comfortable, restless night

trascorrere una notte tranquilla, agitata

to have a late night

andare a letto tardi

to get an early night

andare a letto presto

to stay out all night

stare fuori tutta la notte

2. night:

night (evening)

sera f

night (evening as a whole)

serata f

it's his night out

è la sua sera di libera uscita

to take a night off

prendersi una serata

it's my night off

è la mia sera libera

a night to remember

una serata da ricordare

a night at the opera

una serata all'opera

the play will run for three nights THEAT

ci saranno tre rappresentazioni serali dello spettacolo

to make a night of it inf

trascorrere una serata a fare baldoria or festeggiare

3. night (darkness):

night

buio m

night

tenebre fpl

he left as night was falling

partì al calar delle tenebre

to disappear into the night

scomparire nel buio

in our dark night of despair liter

nella nostra buia disperazione

night watch in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for night watch in the English»Italian Dictionary

night watch <-es> N

night watch

vigilanza f notturna

Translations for night watch in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.watch [wɑ:tʃ] N

1. watch (clock):

watch

orologio m

2. watch (act of observation):

watch

sorveglianza f

to keep a close watch on sb/sth

sorvegliare bene qu/qc

to be on the watch for sb/sth

stare in guardia da qc/qu

to put a watch on sb/sth

mettere qu sotto sorveglianza

to be under watch

essere sotto sorveglianza

3. watch (group of guards):

watch

guardia f

watch HISTORY

ronda f

4. watch (period of duty):

watch

guardia f

to keep [or be on] watch

essere di guardia

5. watch (alert) METEO:

a tornado/hurricane watch

una veglia del tornado/dell'uragano

II.watch [wɑ:tʃ] VB trans

1. watch (observe):

watch

guardare

to watch the clock

guardare l'orologio

to watch a film

vedere un film

to watch TV

guardare la televisione

to watch the world go by

guardare la gente che passa

to watch sb/sth do sth

guardare qu/qc fare qc

to watch how sb does sth

guardare come qu fa qc

2. watch (keep vigil):

watch

sorvegliare

to watch the kids

tenere d'occhio i bambini

3. watch (mind):

watch

stare attento a

to watch every penny (one spends)

spendere oculatamente

to watch one's weight

tenere la linea sotto controllo

watch it!

attento!

to watch it (with sb)

stare attento (con qu)

watch yourself

stare attento

III.watch [wɑ:tʃ] VB intr

watch

guardare

to watch as sb/sth does sth

guardare mentre qu/qc fa qc

night [naɪt] N

night

notte f

night

sera f

good night!

buona notte!

last night

la notte scorsa

10 (o'clock) at night

le dieci di sera

the night before

la sera prima

open at night

aperto di notte

night and day

giorno e notte

during the night

durante la notte

during Tuesday night

durante la notte di martedì

far into the night

a tarda notte

in the dead of (the) night

nel cuore della notte

wedding night

prima notte di nozze

the Arabian Nights

le mille e una notte

Twelfth Night

notte dell'Epifania

to work nights

lavorare di notte

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In 1703, pay in the sum of 35 shillings a month was set for members of the night watch.

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Several occupational groups were excluded from the militia, among others priests, public teachers, physicians, bailiffs, members of the night watch and the police.

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Two of their number took in turn the night watch in the wards.

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He also became exempt from standing night watch, and making contributions to public works and fortifications.

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The night watch and the police coexisted until 1876, when the watch was dissolved.

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The night watch would hit the blocks of wood together to attract people's attention, then warn them about fires and other dangers.

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Determined to track who this unknown visitor was, the villagers set up a night watch.

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In 1850, city council formally appointed the first night watch.

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The city was divided into eight wards, and a constable was placed in charge of the night watch in each ward.

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Every citizen was obliged to stay on night watch well into the 19th century.

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