Watch in spanish
pronunciation: reloʊx part of speech: verb, noun
watch1 = reloj.
Example: She looked at her watch; it was 9:25.more:
» fob watch = reloj de bolsillo.
Example: Once used by many as an every-day item, the fob watch is now very much something that reminds you of an older relative and of a time gone by.» set + your watch by = estar seguro, predecir, contar con, depender.
Example: There are a few things you can count on; I mean really set your watch by in life.» stopwatch = cronómetro.
Example: I have estimated the flow rate of warm water through the shower at about 5 litres per minute by using a measuring jug and a stopwatch.» watch pocket = bolsillo para el reloj, faltriquera de reloj.
Example: Breeches had small watch pockets near the front of the waist and watches were attached with fobs, or decorative strings or chains that led from a clip on the waistband to these pockets.» wristwatch [wrist watch] = reloj de pulsera, reloj de muñeca.
Example: The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.watch2 = vigía, vigilancia, guardia, turno, mandato.
Example: During his watch, the US economy as well as the global monetary situation have been thrown into a precarious situation.more:
» keep + a (close) watch (upon/on/over) = no perder de vista, vigilar, echar un ojo, estar pendiente de, prestar atención a, estar al tanto de, seguir de cerca.
Example: One of the best ways to keep children safe is to keep a close watch on them at all times.» morning watch = guardia del alba, vigía del alba.
Example: It was our morning watch; when, soon after the day began to break, a man on the forecastle called out, 'Land ho!'.» star watch = contemplación de las estrellas.
Example: The daily star watch will begin with a planetarium show (held rain or shine) to be followed (weather permitting) by viewing with a telescope.» technology watch = vigilancia tecnológica, sistema de alerta de novedades tecnológicas.
Example: Technology watch must be considered as a strategic tool for business enterprises.» watchdog = defensor del pueblo, defensor de los intereses del ciudadano, organismo de control, mecanismo de control.
Example: It has earned a reputation as a watchdog and consumers union in the medical equipment industry with its international problem reporting network, published in HEALTH DEVICES ALERTS (HDA) on DIALOG.» watchtower = atalaya, torre de vigilancia, torreón.
Example: The report also includes a description of a watchtower on a neighboring hill which is probably of the same date.watch3 = observar, notar, fijarse, percibir, presenciar.
Example: Watch what occurs as the letters 'New' and a space are typed.more:
» a watched kettle/pot never boils = el que espera, desespera.
Example: 'A watched pot never boils' and, conversely, 'time flies when you're having fun' nicely capture the observation that the degree of attention paid to the passing of time contributes to its subjective duration = "El que espera desespera" y, lo opuesto, "el tiempo vuela cuando te diviertes" refleja bien la idea de que el grado de atención que se presta al paso del tiempo contribuye a su duración subjetiva.» street watch = mirar a la gente que pasa.
Example: Other than sleeping, I enjoy wandering around aimlessly, street watching, and staring vacantly into space.» watch + closely = fijarse atentamente, mirar atentamente, mirar de cerca, fijarse de cerca, mirar con atención, fijarse con atención.
Example: Watch closely as the tag number is entered = Fíjate atentamente cómo se introduce el número de la etiqueta.» watch + every move + Pronombre + make = observar atentamente, no poder quitar los ojos de encima.
Example: She was just twenty years old when she married Prince Charles, and from that moment millions of people around the world watched every move she made.» watch for = tener cuidado con.
Example: But just as a person with a vague discomfort dimly fears cancer, so he dimly feared that there might be something to watch for in the way she handled people.» watch from + the sidelines = ser un mero espectador, ser un simple espectador, mirar los toros desde la barrera.
Example: Mühe had to watch from the sidelines as others received credit for the laparoscopic 'revolution'.» watch + Nombre + like a hawk = no quitar ojo, no quitar (el) ojo de encima, no quitar la vista de encima.
Example: He should have kept her under his thumb, watched her like a hawk, mistrusted her and protected her like a good jealous hubby usually does.» watch out (for) = tener cuidado (con).
Example: He'll get an ulcer or a heart attack if he doesn't watch out.» watch out for = cuidar de.
Example: David keeps at his pushcart, scratching out a living even in the dead of winter -- meanwhile, Rose secretly visits Sammy to watch out for him.» watch over = vigilar.
Example: Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.» watch over + Posesivo + shoulders = andarse con cuidado.
Example: They may watch over their shoulders because someday someone may pay them back for what they did to little Peter because the judicial system certainly won't.» people-watch = ver pasar a la gente, ver la gente pasar, ver el mundo pasar, ver pasar el mundo, observar pasar a la gente, observar la gente pasar.
Example: My favorite cafes, however, are the ones made for people-watching: where you can spend a full afternoon sitting, drinking coffee after coffee, carefully observing everyone who is in the cafe and who walks by.» watch + Posesivo + every move = observar atentamente, no poder quitar los ojos de encima.
Example: She says her ex-boyfriend may be watching her every move since he was released from jail.» watch + Posesivo + health = cuidarse, cuidarse la salud.
Example: Dried fruits still remain a healthy food choice because when watching one's health, moderation is always the key.» watch + Posesivo + mouth = tener cuidado con lo que Uno dice, medir las palabras, no decir palabrotas.
Example: They try to watch their mouths but their real beliefs sometimes just slip out.» watch + Posesivo + weight = cuidarse el peso, controlarse el peso, vigilar el peso.
Example: But the line between watching one's weight for health reasons and watching one's weight because of societal pressures is a very fine one.» watch + television = ver (la) televisión.
Example: By contrast, other quite literate people prefer to spend their leisure watching television, listening to the radio, going to the cinema or any of a hundred other forms of recreation.» watch + the telly = ver la tele.
Example: The article is entitled 'Is watching the telly play?'.» watch this space! = te/le/les/os + mantendremos informado.
Example: We have yet to set a date for the unveiling of the plaque, but watch this space.» watch + TV = ver (la) televisión.
Example: Sometimes, she would walk up to us when we were watching TV, let off a fart, and then walk away.» watch + what + Pronombre + eat = controlar lo que + comer, tener cuidado con lo que + comer.
Example: Telling a girl she should exercise more and watch what she eats is basically telling her you think she should lose weight.» watch what + Pronombre + say = tener cuidado con lo que Uno dice, medir las palabras.
Example: The press spokesman 'ominously warned' Americans to 'watch what they say,' which amounted to telling citizens 'to accept the administration's version of events, not ask awkward questions'.» watch your language! = ¡qué palabras son esas!, ¡no digas palabrotas!.
Example: The article 'Watch your language!' is part 2 of an article on user friendly programming languages.