watch in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for 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

neighbourhood watch [Brit, Am ˈneɪbərˌhʊd wɑtʃ], neighborhood watch N

neighbourhood watch

= programma di vigilanza organizzato dagli abitanti di un quartiere per combattere la criminalità della loro zona

watch for VB [wɒtʃ -] (watch for [sb, sth])

watch for person, event, chance, moment

stare attento a, fare attenzione a

watch for symptom, phenomenon, risk

fare attenzione a

watch for the scene where…

guardate bene la scena in cui…

clock-watch [Am ˈklɑk ˌwɑtʃ] VB intr

clock-watch

lavorare guardando continuamente l'ora (perché si desidera che arrivi il momento della pausa o di uscire)

fob watch [Brit ˈfɒb wɒtʃ] N

fob watch

orologio m da tasca

binge-watch VB trans inf

binge-watch

fare binge-watching (vedere svariati episodi di una serie televisiva uno dopo l'altro)

we binge-watched the entire season

abbiamo visto l'intera stagione in una sola maratona

pocket watch [Am ˈpɑkət ˌwɑtʃ, ˈpɑkət ˌwɔtʃ] N

pocket watch

orologio m da tasca

analogue watch [ˈænəlɒɡˌwɒtʃ, -lɔːɡ-] N

analogue watch

orologio m analogico

morning watch [Am ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˌwɑtʃ, ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˌwɔtʃ] N NAUT

morning watch

diana f

watch over VB [wɒtʃ -] (watch over [sb, sth])

watch over person

sorvegliare, proteggere

watch over interests, rights, welfare

badare a

watch in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for 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 watch <-es> N

night watch

vigilanza f notturna

neighborhood watch N

neighborhood watch

vigilanza organizzata dagli stessi abitanti di un quartiere per prevenire e combattere episodi di criminalità

watch out VB intr

watch out

stare attento

watch out!

attento!

self-winding watch N

self-winding watch

orologio m automatico

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to watch/listen agog

guardava/ascoltava con interesse

to watch one's waistline

stare attento alla linea

rewind clock, watch

ricaricare

Translations for watch in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

fare la sentinella a. fig

to keep watch

orologiaio (-a) (di orologi da polso)

watch repairer

orologiaio (-a) (di orologi da polso)

watch seller's

watch Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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 watch the world go by

guardare la gente che passa

to watch every penny (one spends)

spendere oculatamente

to set one's watch/the clock forward

rimettere l'orologio/la sveglia avanti

to watch sth from a place of concealment

osservare qc da un nascondiglio

to set a watch with sapphires

incastonare degli zaffiri in un orologio

where have I put my watch?

dove ho cacciato l'orologio? inf

my watch is five minutes slow

il mio orologio va indietro di cinque minuti

watch where you put your feet!

guarda dove metti i piedi!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Two waiters, one young and one older, sit at a table and watch him, sharing what they know of him through hearsay.

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

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Watch the fish swim by as you dine on delicacies like caviar, oysters, and lobster.

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Compare alcohol to pot and watch all the high horse close minded people clutch their bottles of poison.

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The self-inflicted wounds tell of the man's struggle to avoid the unendurable images he has been forced to watch.

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Suppose the child is behaviourally sound and the parent is just a worrywart who wants to keep close watch.

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She will watch a group of shady-looking young ones for a while, and then she'll lean into me conspiratorially.

www.independent.ie

Viewers can watch these programs from any web browser, whether on a desktop computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone.

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No private jet to whizz around the world and watch every race in person?

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It would probably take someone most of the month to watch one day's worth of data.

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