respeto tu decisiónI respect your decision;nunca ha respetado a sus padresshe has never respected o had any respect for her parents;hacerse respetarto win respect;earn respect
respetad las plantasbe careful of the plants
2(obedecer)to observe
respeten las normas de seguridadobserve the safety regulations;no respetan los semáforosthey ignore the traffic lights;they do not observe the traffic lights
3(conservar)to conserve
al remodelar la zona respetaron las murallas romanaswhen they redeveloped the area they conserved the Roman walls
pronominal verb
respetarse(reflexivo)to have self-respect;respect o.s.;(mutuo)to respect each other
pasado el tiempo las parejas dejan de respetarse
no se respeta a sí mismashe has no self-respect;un periodista que se respete no revela sus fuentesno self-respecting journalist would reveal his sources
