observar

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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 [ob-ser-var’]

article & verb transitive

1 To observe (mirar), to regard attentively.

2 To observe, to notice, to mind, to heed.

3 To observe, to keep religiously or ritually, to follow.

4 To obey, to execute with punctuality and exactness.

5 to point something out to somebody. (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)

observar

verbo:transitivo

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

2 (notar) to see; notice

se observa una mejoría you can see detect an improvement;o 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 Conjugation for "observar"

	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfect	Futuro	Subjuntivo
Yo	observo	observé	observaba	observaré	observe
Tú	observas	observaste	observabas	observarás	observes
Ella/Él/Usted	observa	observó	observaba	observará	observe
Nosotros	observamos	observamos	observábamos	observaremos	observemos
Vosotros	observáis	observasteis	observabais	observaréis	observéis
Ellos/Ustedes	observan	observaron	observaban	observarán	observen

Gerund: observando / Participle: observado / Complete observar conjugation >

Paid English to Spanish translation

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foreseeable, predictable