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watch
[wɒtʃ]
sustantivo
1reloj (m) (timepiece)
2turno (m) de vigilancia (period of guard duty); guardia (f) (guard)
  • to be on watch -> estar de guardia
  • to keep a close watch on something/somebody -> vigilar de cerca algo/a alguien
verbo transitivo
3mirar, observar (observe); ver (film, match, program)
  • to watch television -> ver la televisión
  • to watch somebody doing something -> ver or observar a alguien hacer algo
  • we are being watched -> nos están observando
4vigilar (keep an eye on) (children, luggage)
5tener cuidado con, vigilar (be careful of)
  • watch your language! -> ¡cuidado con ese lenguaje!
  • watch it! (familiar) -> ¡ojo (con lo que haces)!, ¡cuidado!
verbo intransitivo
6mirar, observar

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watch [uoch]
sustantivo
1Vela, la acción de velar; cuidado, vigilancia, observación vigilante.
2Desvelo, vigilia, estado de vela, falta de sueño.
3Centinela; guardia, sereno, vigilante.
4Vela, velación, el período de tiempo durante el cual está de guardia un sereno; de aquí, cierta división de la noche.
5(Mar.) Cuarto, servicio que hace cada una de las dos divisiones de la tripulación con sus oficiales, para velar por la seguridad de una nave; la duración de cada vela es de cuatro hora
sustantivo
6Reloj de pulsera, de bolsillo. (Marina)
7Vigilancia nocturna.
  • Watch and ward -> patrulla, ronda
  • Watch-glass -> 1. Cristal de reloj. 2. (Mar.) Ampolleta de media hora.
  • Larboard watch -> (Mar.) guardia de babor
  • Starboard watch -> (Mar.) Guardia de estribor
  • Dog-watch -> (Mar.) segunda guardia
  • Morning-watch -> (Mar.) guardia de la madrugada
  • To set the watch -> (Mar.) rendir la guardia
  • To spell the watch -> (Mar.) llamar a la guardia
8Muestra, reloj de faltriquera.
  • Repeating-watch -> reloj de repetición
  • Lever watch -> reloj de escape
  • Hunting-case watch -> saboneta (de doble caja)
  • Open-faced watch -> muestra (de una sola caja)
  • Open-faced watch -> muestra (de una sola caja)
  • Stop watch -> reloj de segundos muertos
  • My watch is too fast -> too slow, mi reloj adelanta, atrasa
  • To wind a watch -> dar cuerda a un reloj
  • Watch-case -> caja de reloj, relojera
  • Watch-guard -> cadena o cinta de reloj
  • Watch-spring -> muelle de reloj
  • Watch-stand -> porta-reloj
  • Watch-tower -> atalaya, torre de observación; garita
  • Watch-work -> el mecanismo de un reloj de bolsillo
  • To be upon the watch -> estar alerta
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Velar, estar sin dormir.
2Velar, hacer centinela o guardia.
3Velar, observar o cuidar atentamente alguna cosa (to be careful of, guard, invigilate).
4Guardar, custodiar.
5Espiar, observar.
6Mirar, observar (to look at).
7Esperar (to wait for).
  • Please -> watch my baby while I go shopping, por favor, vigila mi bebé mientras voy de compras

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watch [wɒtʃ]
noun
(wristwatch) reloj (de pulsera); (m) (pocket watch) reloj de bolsillo; leontina; (f) (formal)
what does your watch say? ¿qué hora tienes?
modifier
watchstem
watch [wɒtʃ]
noun
1 (vigilance) vigilancia; (f)
to keep watch hacer guardia; vigilar
while Carol was busy packing, she kept watch outside the house two officers in police car kept watch constantly outside her flat to keep watch all night
to keep watch for sth/sb estar al acecho de algo/algn
gamekeepers kept watch for poachers lookouts kept watch for police and soldiers
to keep a (close) watch on sth/sb vigilar algo/a algn (de cerca)
keep under surveillance
two gunmen were hired to keep a watch on his movements armed officers kept watch on the family's home
our task was to keep a watch on the suspect nuestra tarea consistía en vigilar al sospechoso mantener al sospechoso bajo vigilancia;or
he should have been keeping watch on the girls my instructions were simply to keep a watch on your place to keep a close watch on sb/sth
US officials have been keeping a close watch on the situation los representantes del gobierno estadounidense han estado siguiendo la situación de cerca; I keep a close watch on my expenditure controlo mucho los gastos
to be [on] the watch for sth she's always on the watch for a bargain
to be on the watch for danger estar atento alerta por si hay peligro;or
environmentalists will be on the watch for damage to wildlife most people are not on the watch for assassins
can you keep a watch out for Daphne? ¿puedes estar al tanto para ver cuándo viene Daphne?
he sat by the window, keeping a watch out for his father's car
to keep watch over sth/sb (keep a check on) vigilar algo/a algn; (look after) cuidar algo/a algn
soldiers kept watch over us, and they were rough at times a plea to the gods to keep watch over his loved one to be [under] watch they were always careful to keep their cars positioned a discreet distance from the windows of /the house under watch/ all air traffic in the southeast United States was kept under watch from this control centre
2 (period of duty) guardia; (f)
you take the first watch monta haz tú la primera guardia;or
When I handed over the first watch, it was blowing a monstrous gale, and our speed was down to a few knots
the long watches of the night (literary) las largas vigilias; officer of the watch oficial de guardia; (m) to be on watch estar de guardia; hacer guardia
apart from two men on watch in the engine room everyone was asleep
night
3 (guard) (Mil) (individual) centinela; (m) guardia; (m) (pair, group) guardia; (f) (Náut) (individual) vigía; (m) (pair, group) guardia; (f) vigía; (f) (old-fashioned) (watchman)
the night watch (in streets, flats) el sereno; (in factory) el vigilante nocturno
the night watch concluded that the electronics had developed a fault the uniformed police night watch looked around and discovered nothing amiss
verb:transitive
1 (view, spectate at) [+television, programme, game, play] ver
he's watching television at the moment they watch an awful lot of television
some children watch too much television algunos niños ven demasiada televisión
shall we watch television later? there's a film I want to watch later I stayed up late to watch the film "what are you watching?" - "it's a documentary about life in Israel"
2 (observe, look at) (gen) mirar; (more attentively) observar
we were watching the skaters on the lake
Sue was watching me curiously Sue me miraba/observaba con curiosidad; now watch this closely ahora observen esto detenidamente
I would spend hours watching the clouds
watch what I do mira/observa lo que hago; watch how I do it mira/observa cómo lo hago
as spectator, casual observer we watched him score the winning goal
to watch sth/sb do sth: we watched the car turn the corner and disappear from view vimos cómo el coche torcía la esquina y desaparecía de nuestra vista; vimos al coche torcer la esquina y desaparecer de nuestra vista
we could only watch her die she watched him fill the saucepan with water I watched the train as it slowly disappeared into the distance have you ever watched him cook an omelette?
she watched me clean the gun miraba/observaba cómo limpiaba yo la pistola; just watch him run! ¡mira cómo corre!
Come in and watch me shave why don't you watch him change the tyre?
"you can't do that" — "just you watch (me)!" —no puedes hacer eso —¿que no? ¡ya verás (como puedo)!
as spectator, casual observer it's wonderful to watch the children having such fun she didn't want to watch the cows going into the abattoir
to watch sth/sb doing sth: I watched the gulls hovering overhead miraba/observaba las gaviotas cerniéndose en lo alto
to watch the clock estar pendiente del reloj
he works well but does tend to watch the clock
to watch sb like a hawk no quitar el ojo la vista de encima a algn;or
it's about as exciting as watching paint dry grass growor es para morirse de aburrimiento
a watched pot kettle never boilsor quien espera desespera
3 (mind) [+children, luggage, shop] cuidar; [+soup, frying pan] echar un ojo a
parents can't be expected to watch their children 24 hours a day I could only go out if I could find someone to watch the children for me could you watch these bags for me? Chrissie was left to watch the shop while her mother went out can you watch the soup to see it doesn't boil over? could you watch the grill while I change?
watch that knife/your head/your language! ¡(ten) cuidado con ese cuchillo/la cabeza/esas palabrotas!
watch your head! /watch your head when you go upstairs/; the ceiling is very low
watch your speed ten cuidado con la velocidad; atención a la velocidad
watch your language!
watch you don't burn yourself ten cuidado de no quemarte; watch he does his homework mira de que haga los deberes
watch you don't bump your head
watch how you go! ¡ve con cuidado!
to watch [what] one says
watch what you're doing! ¡cuidado con lo que haces!; he wasn't watching where he was going no miraba por donde iba; watch it! (careful!) ¡ojo!; (informal) ¡cuidado!; ¡abusado!; (Méx) (informal) (threatening) ¡cuidadito!; (informal)
you'd better watch it
to watch one's step ir con cuidado
4 (be mindful of) [+weight, health] cuidar; [+time] estar pendiente de
I have to watch what I eat tengo que tener cuidado con lo que como
I must watch the time as I've a train to catch
we shall have to watch our spending tendremos que vigilar tener cuidado con los gastos;or
5 (monitor) [+situation, developments] seguir; [+case] seguir; vigilar; [+suspect, house, sb's movements] vigilar
human rights groups have been closely watching the case
we are being watched nos están vigilando; Big Brother is watching you el Gran Hermano te vigila; he needs watching hay que vigilarlo; a new actor to be watched un nuevo actor muy prometedor; watch this space estén pendientes, les mantendremos informados; "so is the row over?" — "watch this space" —¿se ha terminado la pelea? —eso habrá que verlo
Watch this space this week if you want to know more about place names
verb:intransitive
1 (observe) mirar; (attentively) observar
he's only come to watch as she watched, the plane burst into flames I watched as the truck began to move
somebody was watching at the window alguien estaba mirando/observando desde la ventana; he could only sit and watch as his team lost 2-0 no pudo hacer más que sentarse y ver como su equipo perdía 2 a 0
the government has little choice but to watch and wait Attempts to tow the vessel away from the rocks failed and the islanders could only watch and wait he'll be here soon, just you watch
2 (wait, be alert)
for sth/sb expected
I was watching for the plumber estaba atento esperando a que llegara el fontanero
to watch for sth to happen I was watching for him to leave for work in case sth happens we'll be watching [for] any developments watch for the tell-tale signs like lipstick on the collar he warns them to watch for rebel ambushes and mines we were watching for an enemy ambush
he's watching to see what you're going to do está pendiente de lo que vas a hacer
to watch for sb [to] do sth I was watching for him to leave the house
3 (keep watch)
to watch by sb's bedside velar a algn
modifier
Watch Night (n) (in Protestant church) Nochevieja; (f)
watch night service (n) misa de fin de año; (f)
watch out
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
tener cuidado; ir con cuidado
you'll get fat if you don't watch out te pondrás gordo como no tengas cuidado
men had better watch out with her around! then you'd better watch out! the casinos in Las Vegas had better watch out because I'm obviously on a lucky streak
watch out! (be careful) ¡(ten) cuidado!; ¡abusado!; (Méx) (informal) (threatening) ¡cuidadito!
to watch out [for] sth/sb be on the alert for I've been watching out for the postman watch out for typos
watch out for thieves cuidado con los ladrones
watch out for that hole in the road
to watch out for trouble estar alerta al acecho por si hay problemas;or
watch over
verb:intransitive:plus_preposition
1 (look after) [+person] velar por; [+sb's rights, safety] velar por; mirar por
God is watching over me Dios vela por mí
you're not going to have parents watching over you forever I was comforting and watching over my mother throughout the night a doctor and a nurse who watched over the sick man to watch over the safety of the country
to watch over sb's interests velar mirar por los intereses de algn;or
2 (monitor) supervisar
the monitoring team will also attempt to watch overefforts to distribute food 500 foreign observers are watching over the voting foreign observers came to Romania to watch over the voting
3 (guard) vigilar
to watch over a property it was his job,to watch over the objects on display he is watching over the store while it's closed the prison warders who watched over him

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Verb Conjugation for "watch"

Imperative
  • watch
  • you watch
  • he/she watches
  • we watch
  • you watch
  • they watch
Preterite
  • I watched
  • you watched
  • he/she watched
  • we watched
  • you watched
  • they watched
Present Continuous
  • I am watching
  • you are watching
  • he/she is watching
  • we are watching
  • you are watching
  • they are watching
Present Perfect
  • I have watched
  • you have watched
  • he/she has watched
  • we have watched
  • you have watched
  • they have watched
Past Continuous
  • I was watching
  • you were watching
  • he/she was watching
  • we were watching
  • you were watching
  • they were watching
Past Perfect
  • I had watched
  • you had watched
  • he/she had watched
  • we had watched
  • you had watched
  • they had watched
Future
  • I will watch
  • you will watch
  • he/she will watch
  • we will watch
  • you will watch
  • they will watch
Future Perfect
  • I will have watched
  • you will have watched
  • he/she will have watched
  • we will have watched
  • you will have watched
  • they will have watched
Future Continuous
  • I will be watching
  • you will be watching
  • he/she will be watching
  • we will be watching
  • you will be watching
  • they will be watching
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been watching
  • you have been watching
  • he/she has been watching
  • we have been watching
  • you have been watching
  • they have been watching
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been watching
  • you will have been watching
  • he/she will have been watching
  • we will have been watching
  • you will have been watching
  • they will have been watching
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been watching
  • you had been watching
  • he/she had been watching
  • we had been watching
  • you had been watching
  • they had been watching
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