velar

Muchos otros hicieron una cosa tonta tras otra porque no estaban velando.	Many others did one foolish thing after another because they were not watching.
Sentía como que me estaban velando todo el tiempo.	I felt like I was being watched all the time.
Los hombres que sentaron a la gente en el lugar equivocado no estaban velando.	The men who seated people in the wrong place were not watching.
Las vendedoras ambulantes que estaban ocupando el mismo espacio estaban velando sobre él y daban la impresión de que me estaban esperando.	The lady street vendors who occupy the same space were watching over him and were sort of expecting me somehow to show up.
Ante todo, se dice que los pastores eran personas vigilantes, y que el mensaje les pudo llegar precisamente porque estaban velando.	The first thing we are told about the shepherds is that they were on the watch—they could hear the message precisely because they were awake.
Ante todo, se dice que los pastores eran personas vigilantes, y que el mensaje les pudo llegar precisamente porque estaban velando.	The first thing we are told about the shepherds is that they were on the watch–they could hear the message precisely because they were awake.