night watch in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for night watch in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.watch [Am wɑtʃ, wɔtʃ, Brit wɒtʃ] N

2. watch U (observation):

watch
vigilancia f
watch on sth during his watch on the house
mientras vigilaba la casa
to be on the watch for sb/sth, she was on the watch for the postman
estaba esperando a ver si veía al cartero
police have warned people to be on the watch for burglars
la policía ha advertido a la gente que tenga cuidado con los ladrones
the mother is constantly on the watch for possible danger
la madre está constantemente alerta por si hay algún peligro
to keep watch
hacer guardia
to keep watch over sth/sb
vigilar algo/a alguien
I left her to keep watch over the bags
la dejé vigilando las maletas
to keep a watch on sth/sb
vigilar algo/a alguien
you should keep a closer watch on those children
deberías vigilar mejor a esos niños
I keep a strict watch on what I eat
vigilo mucho lo que como
keep a watch (out) for the postman
estáte atenta a ver cuándo llega el cartero

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

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

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night [Am naɪt, Brit nʌɪt] N

1.1. night C (period of darkness):

night
noche f
the (Tales of the) Thousand and One Nights
(los cuentos de) las mil y una noches
at this time of night
a estas horas de la noche
all night (long)
toda la noche
at night
por la noche
at night
de noche
it was eleven o'clock at night
eran las once de la noche
it rained during the night
llovió durante la noche
she woke up in the middle of the night
se despertó por la noche or durante la noche
long into the night
hasta muy entrada la noche
night after night
noche tras noche
night and day
día y noche
to be on or do or work nights
trabajar de noche
last night
anoche
the night before last
anteanoche
the night before last
antenoche LatAm
we stayed (for) the night
nos quedamos a dormir
we spent the night in/at a hotel
dormimos en un hotel
we looked for a place to spend or stay the night
buscamos un lugar dónde dormir
to spend a sleepless night
pasar una noche en vela or en blanco
to have a good/bad night
pasar (una) buena/mala noche
to have a late/an early night
acostarse tarde/temprano
to have a late/an early night attr flight/patrol
nocturno
night depository or Brit safe
caja f de depósitos nocturnos
the night sky
el cielo nocturno

night watch in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for night watch in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.watch [wɒtʃ, Am wɑ:tʃ] N

II.watch [wɒtʃ, Am wɑ:tʃ] VB trans

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III.watch [wɒtʃ, Am wɑ:tʃ] VB intr

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night
noche f
good night!
¡buenas noches!
last night
anoche
10 (o'clock) at night
las 10 de la noche
the night before
la noche anterior
open at night
abierto por la noche
night and day
día y noche
during the night
durante la noche
during Tuesday night
durante la noche del martes
far into the night
a altas horas de la noche
at dead of night
a mitad de la noche
wedding night
noche de bodas
the Arabian Nights
las mil y una noches
Twelfth Night
víspera f de Reyes
to work nights
trabajar de noche
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Two of their number took in turn the night watch in the wards.
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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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He also became exempt from standing night watch, and making contributions to public works and fortifications.
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Determined to track who this unknown visitor was, the villagers set up a night watch.
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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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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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Every citizen was obliged to stay on night watch well into the 19th century.
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In 1850, city council formally appointed the first night watch.
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The night watch, though relatively effective, only served during the night.
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