Observar in english
Observe
pronunciation: əbzɜrv part of speech: verb
pronunciation: əbzɜrv part of speech: verb
In gestures







observar = notice ; see ; watch ; spy ; behold ; observe ; eye ; remark ; look down over ; look down on/upon.
Example: Notice that records 2 and 4 do not appear on the directory.Example: Where the conference cannot be seen to have a name, then the work will normally be treated as a collection.Example: Watch what occurs as the letters 'New' and a space are typed.Example: She spied Asadorian in earnest converse with McSpadden.Example: As Confucius said 'behold the turtle, he makes progress only when his neck is out'.Example: This is a very common failing of librarians and can be observed daily: they appear unable to recognise when enough is enough.Example: The banking community is eyeing its possibilities with serious interest.Example: When Ed Blume was asked at a meeting about LC's failure to have established a heading for rock music for so long, he remarked: 'Today's horse may be tomorrow's carrion'.Example: There was one ram that was content to stay up in the cliffs and look down over his domain.Example: The characters stand inside a mysterious domed structure looking down on the Earth watching the 19th century take shape.more:
» aficionado a observar las estrellas = stargazer .
Example: On the 19th of November stargazers will be able to see hundreds of shooting stars every hour.» observar atentamente = watch + every move + Pronombre + make ; watch + Posesivo + every move .
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. Example: She says her ex-boyfriend may be watching her every move since he was released from jail.» observar con más detalle = closer look .
Example: People are more used to going up for a closer look at an interesting feature on an object rather than selecting a close up photograph from some high-tech display unit.» observar de cerca = get up + close and personal with .
Example: Colorado Wildlife Center offers the unique opportunity to get up close and personal -- sometimes too personal -- with wolves and other animals.» observar la gente pasar = people-watch .
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.» observar las estrellas = stargaze ; gaze at + the stars .
Example: After a night of endless attempts to snatch some shut-eye we managed to exhaust the night by stargazing out the open window. Example: The album evokes feelings of nostalgia and yearning, vividly bringing back memories of gazing at the stars when I was a care-free kid.» observar pasar a la gente = people-watch .
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.» persona que ve/observa = watcher .
Example: Children should be taught to be selective TV watchers and shown that television is a powerful advertising and propaganda tool.