1 [+persona, derecho] to respect respeto tu decisión I respect your decision; nunca ha respetado a sus padres she has never respected o had any respect for her parents; hacerse respetar to win respect; earn respect
respetad las plantas be careful of the plants
2 (obedecer) to observe respeten las normas de seguridad observe the safety regulations; no respetan los semáforos they ignore the traffic lights; they do not observe the traffic lights
3 (conservar) to conserve al remodelar la zona respetaron las murallas romanas when they redeveloped the area they conserved the Roman walls
