A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (to watch)
a. observar This is a chance to observe these rare animals in their natural habitat.Esta es una oportunidad de observar estos animales poco comunes en su hábitat natural.
2. (to keep under observation)
a. vigilar The secret services were observing what went on at the embassy.Los servicios secretos estaban vigilando lo que pasaba en la embajada.
b. observar We observe the children in the classroom and monitor their progress.Observamos a los niños en el aula y seguimos sus progresos.
3. (to notice)
a. observar I observed how he captured the audience's attention.Observé cómo captaba la atención del público.
b. ver Did you observe him leaving the house?¿Lo viste salir de la casa?
4. (to comment)
a. observar "That is not strictly true," she observed."Eso no es del todo cierto", observó.
5. (to abide by)
a. observar When you join the club, you agree to observe the rules.Cuando te haces socio del club, te comprometes a observar las reglas.
b. respetar I refuse to observe a law I do not agree with.Me niego a respetar una ley con la cual no estoy de acuerdo.
c. cumplir Although the law was passed, it has never been observed.Aunque aprobaron la ley, nunca se cumplió.
d. acatar The guidelines set out several principles which need to be observed.En las pautas se exponen varios principios que es necesario acatar.
e. guardar We shall now observe a minute's silence in memory of the victims.Ahora guardaremos un minuto de silencio en memoria de las víctimas.
6. (to celebrate)
a. celebrar Buddhists do not observe Christmas.Los budistas no celebran la Navidad.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
7. (to watch)
a. observar We were asked to observe, without commenting.Se nos pidió observar sin comentar.
observe
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
3. (say)
a. to observe that…señalar or observar que…
4. (law, customs)
a. observar, acatarto observe the Sabbathguardar el descanso sabático
observe [əbˈzɜːv]
transitive verb
1 (see, notice) observar; ver I observed him steal the duck vi cómo robaba el pato
2 (watch carefully, study) observar; mirar; [+suspect] vigilar now observe this closely ahora fijaos bien en esto
3 (remark) observar; comentar "it looks like rain," he observed —parece que va a llover —observó or comentó él; I observed to him that ... le hice observar que ...; as Jeeves observed como observó Jeeves
4 (obey) [+rule, custom] observar; [+Sabbath, silence] guardar failure to observe the law incumplimiento (m) de la ley
5 [+anniversary] celebrar Word Roots
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Verb Conjugations for observar
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