OBSERVE - Translation from English into Spanish

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Spanish

I. observe [Am əbˈzərv, Brit əbˈzəːv] VB trans

1.1. observe (watch carefully):

observe: observar

police observed the suspect closely: la policía vigilaba de cerca al sospechoso

1.2. observe (perceive, notice):

observe: observar

he was observed entering/leaving the building: se lo vio entrar/salir del edificio

2. observe (comment):

observe liter: observar

it's getting colder, she observed: —está haciendo más frío —observó

3. observe:

observe custom: observar

observe law: respetar

observe law: cumplir

observe law: obedecer

observe religious festival: guardar

observe religious festival: celebrar

to observe the fast of Ramadan: guardar ayuno durante el Ramadán

II. observe [Am əbˈzərv, Brit əbˈzəːv] VB intr (watch)

observe: observar

observe: mirar

acutely analyze/observe: con perspicacia

acutely analyze/observe: con agudeza

acutely analyze/observe: sagazmente

subtly remark/observe: perspicazmente

subtly remark/observe: con agudeza

to observe the decencies: guardar las formas

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English

la inobservancia de esta regla: failure to observe this rule

observar: to observe

observar un eclipse: to observe an eclipse

observar: to observe form

como pueden observar, la restauración es excelente: as you can see o as you will observe, it has been superbly restored

observar: to observe form

observar leyes/preceptos: to observe

observar protocolo: to observe

santificar las fiestas: to observe feast days

costumbres desusadas entre nosotros: customs we no longer observe

observar el protocolo: to observe protocol o convention

respetar ley/norma: to observe

no respetan los límites de velocidad: they don't observe the speed restrictions

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I. observe [əbˈzɜ:v, Am -ˈzɜ:rv] VB trans

1. observe:

observe (watch closely): observar

observe (notice): fijarse en

to observe sb doing sth: ver a alguien haciendo algo

2. observe (remark):

observe: comentar

3. observe (obey):

observe rules: observar

observe silence, religious holiday: guardar

to observe a minute of silence: guardar un minuto de silencio

to observe Passover: celebrar la Pascua

II. observe [əbˈzɜ:v, Am -ˈzɜ:rv] VB intr

1. observe (watch):

observe: observar

2. observe (remark):

to observe (up)on sth: hacer una observación sobre algo

to observe the proprieties: atenerse al decoro

Spanish

English

cerner: to observe

cernir (observar): to observe

respetar: to observe

observar: to observe

remirarse: to observe carefully

examinar (observar): to observe

cumplir: to observe

guardar: to observe

in the PONS Dictionary

English

Spanish

I. observe [əb·ˈzɜrv] VB trans

1. observe:

observe (watch closely): observar

observe (notice): fijarse en

to observe sb doing sth: ver a alguien haciendo algo

2. observe (remark):

observe: comentar

3. observe (obey):

observe rules: observar

observe silence, religious holiday: guardar

to observe a minute of silence: guardar un minuto de silencio

to observe Passover: celebrar la Pascua

II. observe [əb·ˈzɜrv] VB intr

1. observe (watch):

observe: observar

2. observe (remark):

to observe (up)on sth: hacer una observación sobre algo

to observe the proprieties: atenerse al decoro

Spanish

English

cerner (observar): to observe

respetar: to observe

observar: to observe

examinar (observar): to observe

cumplir: to observe

guardar: to observe

mirar (observar): 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

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to observe sb doing sth: ver a alguien haciendo algo

to observe a minute of silence: guardar un minuto de silencio

to observe Passover: celebrar la Pascua

to observe (up)on sth: hacer una observación sobre algo

to observe the proprieties: atenerse al decoro

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