observar

transitive verb

1. to observe, to watch (contemplar)

observaban todos sus movimientos mediante unos prismáticos they observed o followed all his movements through binoculars

2. to notice, to observe (advertir)

3. to observe, to respect (acatar) (ley, normas) ; to follow (conducta, costumbre)

4. to remark, to observe (comentar, señalar)

“eso no es totalmente cierto”, observó “that's not entirely true”, he remarked o pointed out

observar

transitive verb

1 (mirar) to observe; watch; (Astronomía) to observe

2 (notar) to see; notice

se observa una mejoría you can see o detect an improvement; observar que to observe that; notice that

3 (Latinoamérica)

observar algo a algn to point sth out to sb; draw sb's attention to sth

4 [+leyes] to observe; [+reglas] to abide by; adhere to

observar buena conducta (Perú) to behave o.s.

5 (mostrar) to show; give signs of

Verb Conjugations for observar

Gerund: observando

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