Vigilar in english
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vigilar = police ; keep + a (close) watch (upon/on/over) ; keep + a(n) (close) eye on ; watch over ; patrol ; stand + guard over ; stalk ; put + Nombre + under surveillance ; maintain + a vigil.
Example: For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing Weights and Measures Acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.Example: One of the best ways to keep children safe is to keep a close watch on them at all times.Example: Instructors have to keep an eye always on the clock to ensure time does not run out before the essence of the case has been extracted.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.Example: The article is entitled 'Patrolling the border: a reply'.Example: Librarians are doomed if they are seen by their patrons as standing guard over information and seemingly barring access to it.Example: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Example: This is a list of some of the prominent citizens who are known to have been put under surveillance by the government.Example: Anita and Sushila are members of the first all-women patrol squad that is maintaining a vigil at places frequented by women and girls to provide them with a sense of safety and confidence.more:
» vigilar Algo muy de cerca = keep + a watchful eye ; keep + a watchful eye .
Example: The article 'Keeping a watchful eye' examines the part public librarians can play in protecting children from abuse. Example: The article 'Keeping a watchful eye' examines the part public librarians can play in protecting children from abuse.» vigilar atentamente = keep + a watchful eye .
Example: The article 'Keeping a watchful eye' examines the part public librarians can play in protecting children from abuse.» vigilar de cerca = be under close guard ; keep + close tabs on .
Example: Across the street, an American tank roared out of the monumental gates of the Defense Ministry, untouched by the looters presumably because they knew that the ministry, at least, would be under close guard by American troops = Al otro lado de la calle, un tanque estadounidense salio rugiendo de las enormes puertas del Ministerio de Defensa, al margen de los saqueadores, probablemente porque sabían que el ministerio, por lo menos, estaría bajo estrecha vigilancia por las tropas estadounidenses. Example: Police busted the group after keeping close tabs on their activities.» vigilar el peso = watch + Posesivo + weight .
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.» vigilar un examen = invigilate ; proctor ; proctor + an exam(ination) ; invigilate + an exam(ination) .
Example: A lot of people ask me whether I'm bored of invigilating, having done it for eight years straight. Example: For a period of 2 years after proctoring one may not assist in the preparation of any seminar that prepares others to sit for any ISC examination. Example: The use of electronic devices while proctoring an exam is not allowed. Example: The government has been challenged to explain who will invigilate, supervise and mark the national exams given that teachers are still on strike, demanding a pay hike.